A BACTRIAN CHLORITE HANDLED WEIGHT
A BACTRIAN CHLORITE HANDLED WEIGHT
Circa late 3rd Millennium - early 2nd Millennium B.C.
Of rectangular shape with overarching handle, finely engraved on one side with two crouching lions, feeding on a calf, with two scorpions encircled by the lions' tails; with geometric motifs on the other side, possibly representing a town, 18cm high.
Provenance: UK collection, London, acquired in the late 1980s.
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A BACTRIAN CHLORITE HANDLED WEIGHT
Circa late 3rd Millennium - early 2nd Millennium B.C.
Of rectangular shape with overarching handle, finely engraved on one side with two crouching lions, feeding on a calf, with two scorpions encircled by the lions' tails; with geometric motifs on the other side, possibly representing a town, 18cm high.
Provenance: UK collection, London, acquired in the late 1980s.
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