CNG 87, Lot: 2231. Estimate $300. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Lot of two (2) weights. Near Eastern, 10th-7th centuries BC. 1) Bronze 5 shekel weight. (3.9cm, 43.49g). Duck with head turned back. Hendin, Weights -, but see p. 69 for an illustration and discussion of a weight inscribed with five dashes and the Phoenician letter k // 2) Hematite 1 shekel weight. (2.1cm, 7.47g). Duck with head turned back, pierced for suspension. Hendin, Weights 160.