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June 12, 2023 | 10:00 PDT | Lots 1-183

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ANCIENT: PHOENICIA & EGYPT: LOT of 3 glass rings1 - ANCIENT: PHOENICIA & EGYPT: LOT of 3 glass rings
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ANCIENT: PHOENICIA & EGYPT: LOT of 3 glass rings, Opitz (2011) p.464 (plate examples): one ancient Egyptian, 80mm, likely late Ptolemaic to earl...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 204.00
 
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AFRICA: BENIN: brass ring money (1349g), VF to EF2 - AFRICA: BENIN: brass ring money (1349g), VF to EF
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AFRICA: BENIN: brass ring money (1349g), Opitz p.276, ca. 11 x 10cm, made from a twisted brass bar with ends decorated with geometric patterns, pleasi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 660.00
 
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AFRICA: CAMEROUN: iron double hoe money (1603g), VF3 - AFRICA: CAMEROUN: iron double hoe money (1603g), VF
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AFRICA: CAMEROUN: iron double hoe money (1603g), Opitz p.158 (plate example), comprising two diamond-shaped halves, used by the Mambila people of Came
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 108.00
 
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AFRICA: CAMEROUN: iron ensuba (5313g), VF4 - AFRICA: CAMEROUN: iron ensuba (5313g), VF
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AFRICA: CAMEROUN: iron ensuba (5313g), Opitz p.141 (plate example), Siegler p.16, ca. 38 x 9cm, "potato masher"-type, with a sharp end and...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for 780.00
 
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AFRICA: CAMEROUN: iron ensuba (3898g), VF5 - AFRICA: CAMEROUN: iron ensuba (3898g), VF
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AFRICA: CAMEROUN: iron ensuba (3898g), Opitz p.141 (plate example), Siegler p.16, ca. 31 x 6.5 x 6cm, "potato masher"-type, with a sharp e...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for 360.00
 
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron throwing knife (356g), VF to EF6 - AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron throwing knife (356g), VF to EF
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron throwing knife (356g), Opitz p.347 (plate example), Knox p.28, 46 x 32cm, consisting of three blade and a sp
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for 228.00
 
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): copper leg band (2076g), VF7 - AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): copper leg band (2076g), VF
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): copper leg band (2076g), Opitz p.279 (plate example), Ballarini p.115, ca. 24cm wide, 14cm high, small cut on inn
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 90.00
 
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): copper leg band (2076g), VF8 - AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): copper leg band (2076g), VF
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): copper leg band (2076g), Opitz p.201, Ballarini p.115, ca. 22.5 x 21.5cm, 13cm high, used by the Mbole people in
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 120.00
 
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): copper leg band (1537g), VF9 - AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): copper leg band (1537g), VF
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): copper leg band (1537g), Opitz p.201, Ballarini p.115, ca. 19.5 x 19cm, 13cm high, pleasing patina, small tear on
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 84.00
 
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): copper leg band (1402g), VF10 - AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): copper leg band (1402g), VF
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): copper leg band (1402g), Opitz p.201, Ballarini p.115, ca. 15 x 14cm, 10cm high, pleasing patina, small tear on i
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 66.00
 
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): AE neck ring (4215g), VF to EF11 - AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): AE neck ring (4215g), VF to EF
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): AE neck ring (4215g), Opitz (2011) p.133 (plate example), Ballarini p.271 (9.3 lbs), ca. 20.5 x 19cm, 36mm thick,
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): AE neck ring (3772g), VF to EF12 - AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): AE neck ring (3772g), VF to EF
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): AE neck ring (3772g), Opitz (2011) p.133, Ballarini p.271 (8.3 lbs), ca. 22 x 19.5cm, 28mm thick, known locally a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 168.00
 
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): AE neck ring (3120g), VF to EF13 - AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): AE neck ring (3120g), VF to EF
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): AE neck ring (3120g), Opitz (2011) p.133, Ballarini p.271 (6.9 lbs), ca. 22 x 17cm, 30mm thick, known locally as
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 132.00
 
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): tukula paste bar, EF14 - AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): tukula paste bar, EF
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AFRICA: CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): tukula paste bar, Opitz p.359 (plate example), ca. 25.5 x 12 x 1.5cm, made from ground African sandalwood (Baphia
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 216.00
 
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AFRICA: GABON: copper neck ring money (2256g), EF15 - AFRICA: GABON: copper neck ring money (2256g), EF
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AFRICA: GABON: copper neck ring money (2256g), Opitz p.237 (plate example), Ballarini p.222 fig. 4.16-17, ca. 19.5 x 17 x 4cm, with a ribbed exterior
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for 192.00
 
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AFRICA: GABON: copper neck ring money (1097g), VF to EF16 - AFRICA: GABON: copper neck ring money (1097g), VF to EF
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AFRICA: GABON: copper neck ring money (1097g), Opitz p.237, ca. 18.5 x 13.5 x 5cm, with a ribbed exterior with two ridges, worn by women and used as b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 90.00
 
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AFRICA: GABON: copper neck ring money (1091g), VF to EF17 - AFRICA: GABON: copper neck ring money (1091g), VF to EF
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AFRICA: GABON: copper neck ring money (1091g), Opitz p.237, ca. 17.5 x 15 x 5.5cm, with a ribbed exterior with two ridges, worn by women and used as b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 108.00
 
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 22 bronze figurines18 - AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 22 bronze figurines
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 22 bronze figurines, depicting various tools, weapons and household items, like candelabra, bed, chair, cannon, axe, knives, rat
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for 168.00
 
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 8 bronze figurines19 - AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 8 bronze figurines
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 8 bronze figurines, all animals, including two baboons, a warthog, a porcupine, a gazelle, an antelope, a snake, and a feline cr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 168.00
 
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 8 bronze figurines20 - AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 8 bronze figurines
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 8 bronze figurines, all human figures engaging in various activities, including a musician playing drums, an executioner holding
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 204.00
 
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 9 bronze figurines21 - AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 9 bronze figurines
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 9 bronze figurines, all human figures engaging in various activities, including a man catching a snake, another carrying a lizar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 17 bronze figurines22 - AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 17 bronze figurines
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 17 bronze figurines, depicting various animals like birds, crocodile, fish, frog, pangolin, scorpion, snake; an interesting grou
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 40 bronze figurines23 - AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 40 bronze figurines
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 40 bronze figurines, depicting various items and geometric shapes in different sizes; a diverse group, most pieces possibly late
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 216.00
 
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 8 bronze figurines24 - AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 8 bronze figurines
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 8 bronze figurines, all human figures engaging in various activities, including a man trying to catch a bird in a tree, a seated
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for 264.00
 
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 23 bronze geometric weights25 - AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 23 bronze geometric weights
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AFRICA: GHANA: LOT of 23 bronze geometric weights, including 15 pieces of various shapes and patterns that are possibly used as gold weights during th
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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AFRICA: GHANA: AE bell anklet (1140g), VF to EF26 - AFRICA: GHANA: AE bell anklet (1140g), VF to EF
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AFRICA: GHANA: AE bell anklet (1140g), Opitz p.276 (plate example), ca. 17 x 15xm, comprising 9 spherical rattles on a C-shaped bracelet, a lovely and
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 264.00
 
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AFRICA: IVORY COAST: AE anklet (1537g), VF27 - AFRICA: IVORY COAST: AE anklet (1537g), VF
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AFRICA: IVORY COAST: AE anklet (1537g), Opitz p.276, ca. 14 x 13cm, 11cm tall, hollow, decorated with linear patterns on the surface, a few small cast
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 120.00
 
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AFRICA: IVORY COAST: AE anklet (860g), VF28 - AFRICA: IVORY COAST: AE anklet (860g), VF
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AFRICA: IVORY COAST: AE anklet (860g), Opitz p.276 (plate example), ca. 13.5 x 12.5cm, 9cm tall, hollow, decorated with linear patterns on the surface
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 144.00
 
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AFRICA: IVORY COAST: AE anklet (5.97g), VF29 - AFRICA: IVORY COAST: AE anklet (5.97g), VF
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AFRICA: IVORY COAST: AE anklet (5.97g), Opitz p.276, ca. 10.5 x 10cm, 7cm tall, hollow, decorated with linear patterns on the surface, a few casting f
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 84.00
 
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AFRICA: IVORY COAST: LOT of 3 AE boat anklets30 - AFRICA: IVORY COAST: LOT of 3 AE boat anklets
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AFRICA: IVORY COAST: LOT of 3 AE boat anklets, Opitz p.281, Semans p.6, weighing 703g, 268g, and 227g respectively, made by the Senufo people of West
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for 72.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE bracelet (1164g), VF31 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE bracelet (1164g), VF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE bracelet (1164g), ca. 10cm wide and 3cm tall, comprising a C-shaped main body, completed with a crescent-shaped insert with sharp
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 54.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE coil manilla (3807g), VF to EF32 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE coil manilla (3807g), VF to EF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE coil manilla (3807g), Opitz p.214, ca. 28 x 11cm, known as mondua in Yoruba, made from a long rounded copper wire (ca. 3.6m-long,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for 216.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: iron tajere rod (644g), VF33 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: iron tajere rod (644g), VF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: iron tajere rod (644g), Opitz p.332 (plate example), ca. 45cm, also known as losol, with a heavy bulging center portion, used by the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 108.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE manilla bracelet (2321g), Choice VF34 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE manilla bracelet (2321g), Choice VF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE manilla bracelet (2321g), Opitz (2011) p.339 (plate example), Ballarini fig. 2.1, ca. 13 x 11 x 6cm, comprising a C-shaped body wi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE manilla bracelet (1550g), Choice VF35 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE manilla bracelet (1550g), Choice VF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE manilla bracelet (1550g), Opitz (2011) p.339, Ballarini fig. 2.1, ca. 11.5 x 10 x 4cm, comprising a C-shaped body with faceted and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE manilla bracelet (1000g), Choice VF36 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE manilla bracelet (1000g), Choice VF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE manilla bracelet (1000g), Opitz (2011) p.339 (plate example), Ballarini fig. 2.1, ca. 11 x 9 x 3.5cm, comprising a C-shaped body w
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 144.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE manilla bracelet (979g), Choice VF37 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE manilla bracelet (979g), Choice VF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE manilla bracelet (979g), Opitz (2011) p.339 (plate example), Ballarini fig. 2.1, ca. 10 x 9 x 4cm, comprising a twisted C-shaped b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 144.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: copper neck ring money (1594g), VF38 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: copper neck ring money (1594g), VF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: copper neck ring money (1594g), Opitz (2011) p.257 (plate example), ca. 15 x 13 x 7cm, known locally as idang, with a ribbed exterior
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 132.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: iron narrow hoe money (524g), VF39 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: iron narrow hoe money (524g), VF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: iron narrow hoe money (524g), Opitz p.159 (plate example), ca. 39.5 x 10cm, comprising a long, slightly scyphate body and a short sha
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 96.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE bracelet (2203g), EF40 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE bracelet (2203g), EF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE bracelet (2203g), ca. 11cm wide and 4cm tall, completed with a crescent-shaped insert with sharp blades at both ends, made from so
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 168.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: iron purr-purr (83.02g), crude VF41 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: iron purr-purr (83.02g), crude VF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: iron purr-purr (83.02g), Opitz p.273, roughly 240 x 45mm, likely made in the 19th century, considered a currency bar and used as late
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 36.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE king manilla (2425g), VF to EF42 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE king manilla (2425g), VF to EF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE king manilla (2425g), Opitz p.214, ca. 27.5 x 14.5cm, 25mm thick, with flattened square ends and a round body decorated with geome
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for 192.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE king manilla (2185g), VF to EF43 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE king manilla (2185g), VF to EF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE king manilla (2185g), Opitz p.214, ca. 30 x 14cm, 25mm thick, with flattened square ends and a round body decorated with simple an
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for 180.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE twisted manilla (1182g), VF44 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE twisted manilla (1182g), VF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE twisted manilla (1182g), Opitz (2011) p.340 (plate example), Ballarini fig. 2.11, ca. 19.5 x 18cm, also known as bochie, made from
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 102.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: beaded belt, VF to EF45 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: beaded belt, VF to EF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: beaded belt, 94 x 14cm, depicting three sets of scorpion and human face, made with thousands of colorful beads and decorated with doz
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 288.00
 
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AFRICA: SIERRA LEONE: salt basket, VF46 - AFRICA: SIERRA LEONE: salt basket, VF
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AFRICA: SIERRA LEONE: salt basket, Opitz p. 292, comprising several salt blocks housed in a 71 x 7.5cm basket made from split bamboo, a few bamboo fib
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 228.00
 
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AFRICA: WEST AFRICA: bronze figurine (579g), VF47 - AFRICA: WEST AFRICA: bronze figurine (579g), VF
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AFRICA: WEST AFRICA: bronze figurine (579g), ca. 18 x 7cm, male head wearing headdress, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for 120.00
 
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AFRICA: WEST AFRICA: LOT of 3 items48 - AFRICA: WEST AFRICA: LOT of 3 items
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AFRICA: WEST AFRICA: LOT of 3 items, including Ghana: two bronze vessels made with lost wax technique, one with a handle and two loops for hanging (on
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 48.00
 
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AFRICA: brass ring money (505g), EF49 - AFRICA: brass ring money (505g), EF
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AFRICA: brass ring money (505g), cf. Opitz p.276, ca. 9.5 x 8.5cm, plain ring with decorated ends, used as money in many parts of West Africa, EF, ex
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 78.00
 
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AFRICA: brass ring money (736g), VF50 - AFRICA: brass ring money (736g), VF
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AFRICA: brass ring money (736g), Opitz p.276, consisting a single copper wire with enlarged ends intricately coiled around itself and twisted into a r
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 72.00
 
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AFRICA: iron hoe money (1015g), VF51 - AFRICA: iron hoe money (1015g), VF
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AFRICA: iron hoe money (1015g), Opitz (2011) p.250 (plate example), ca. 43.5 x 31cm, with a broad semicircular head and a flat handle ending in a diam
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 132.00
 
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AFRICA: iron spearhead (151g), VF52 - AFRICA: iron spearhead (151g), VF
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AFRICA: iron spearhead (151g), 42.2cm, with hollow shaft for attachment to pole, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 144.00
 
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AFRICA: iron throwing knife (449g), VF to EF53 - AFRICA: iron throwing knife (449g), VF to EF
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AFRICA: iron throwing knife (449g), Opitz p.346 (plate example), comprising a 57cm-long long body with a curved tip and a 14cm-long cross bar ending i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 180.00
 
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AFRICA: LOT of 18 bracelets54 - AFRICA: LOT of 18 bracelets
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AFRICA: LOT of 18 bracelets, including a heavy twisted bronze bracelet (412g), 2 copper bracelets with enlarged ends (224g, 84g), 3 European-made mani
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for 192.00
 
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AFRICA: LOT of 2 bronze bracelets55 - AFRICA: LOT of 2 bronze bracelets
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AFRICA: LOT of 2 bronze bracelets, one a C-shaped ring with three spherical bells (116 x 81mm, no clappers), the other (61mm across) decorated with et
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 54.00
 
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AFRICA: LOT of 3 copper ornaments, VF56 - AFRICA: LOT of 3 copper ornaments, VF
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AFRICA: LOT of 3 copper ornaments, including a 4-loop coil (ca. 77mm across, 211g), a ring etched with coiling patterns (80mm, 193g), and a bracelet w
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 60.00
 
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AFRICA: LOT of 4 copper bracelets57 - AFRICA: LOT of 4 copper bracelets
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AFRICA: LOT of 4 copper bracelets, ranging from 7 to 13.5cm wide, the largest one made from copper inlaid with a spiraling iron strip, the others made
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
Sold for 84.00
 
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AFRICA: LOT of 16 items58 - AFRICA: LOT of 16 items
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AFRICA: LOT of 16 items, including 3 West African iron currencies (a bat hoe, 235g, Opitz p.37 plate example; a purr-purr bar, and a somba bar), 4 bra
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for 144.00
 
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AFRICA & ASIA: LOT of 8 beads59 - AFRICA & ASIA: LOT of 8 beads
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AFRICA & ASIA: LOT of 8 beads, including Africa: an old large bodem bead (worn by the Asante of Ghana, 41 x 32mm, ex Michael Heide Collection); ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 288.00
 
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AFRICA & ASIA: LOT of 17 bracelets60 - AFRICA & ASIA: LOT of 17 bracelets
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AFRICA & ASIA: LOT of 17 bracelets, including Africa: a heavy manilla-like Nigeria copper dowry bracelet (363g), two heavy brass bracelets, 5 co...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 96.00
 
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AMERICAS: UNITED STATES: glass beads (160g), VF61 - AMERICAS: UNITED STATES: glass beads (160g), VF
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AMERICAS: UNITED STATES: glass beads (160g), with a medal of Innocent XI (Peace of Nijmegen), all strung on leather cord ca. 50cm in length, used by R
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AMERICAS: UNITED STATES: iron axehead (820g), VF62 - AMERICAS: UNITED STATES: iron axehead (820g), VF
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AMERICAS: UNITED STATES: iron axehead (820g), Opitz p.27, comprising a 9 x 16cm blade and a 3.5cm-wide round eye, stamped with touchmark and etched wi
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AMERICAS: UNITED STATES: LOT of 4 paper checks63 - AMERICAS: UNITED STATES: LOT of 4 paper checks
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AMERICAS: UNITED STATES: LOT of 4 paper checks, including State of Connecticut: pay order issued in 1780 to Eliphaz Parrish for 2 pounds, 13 shillings
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AMERICAS: UNITED STATES: LOT of 2 wampum strings64 - AMERICAS: UNITED STATES: LOT of 2 wampum strings
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AMERICAS: UNITED STATES: LOT of 2 wampum strings, Opitz p.364 & 370, 61cm & 57cm, both bead-type, used by the mound-building cultures of the...
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AMERICAS: LOT of 13 items65 - AMERICAS: LOT of 13 items
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AMERICAS: LOT of 13 items, from diverse locations across the Americas, including United States: an Eskimo fish sinker made from metal and bone (ex Det
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (280.89g), ca. 1385-1460, Very Good66 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (280.89g), ca. 1385-1460, Very Good
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (280.89g), ca. 1385-1460, Gear period M, group 7, cf. p.63, 56mm high, 40mm wide, cast to a contemporary standard of 20 k
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1158g), ca. 1460-1563, VF67 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1158g), ca. 1460-1563, VF
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1158g), ca. 1460-1563, Gear period K/L, group 6, cf. p.77, 82mm high, 58mm wide, cast to a contemporary standard of 80 k
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (142.71g), Fine to VF68 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (142.71g), Fine to VF
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (142.71g), 50mm high, 32mm wide, cast to a contemporary standard of 10 kyat, hintha bird on thick octagonal base with ver
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1458g), ca. 1531-1563, VF69 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1458g), ca. 1531-1563, VF
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1458g), ca. 1531-1563, Gear period K, group 5, cf. p.64, 100mm tall, 75mm wide, cast to a standard of 100 kyat, hintha b
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1531g), VF70 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1531g), VF
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1531g), 98mm tall, 75mm wide, cast to a standard of 100 kyat, hintha bird with mouth appendage and handle, on flat round
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (2308g), Choice VF71 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (2308g), Choice VF
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (2308g), 118mm high, 70mm wide, hintha bird on drum-shaped octagonal base with hintha bird (front and back) and Mon inscr
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1634g), ca. 1785-1867, Choice VF72 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1634g), ca. 1785-1867, Choice VF
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1634g), ca. 1785-1867, Gear period D, group 2, cf. p.71, 132mm tall, 70mm wide, cast to a standard of 100 kyat (viss), h
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1568g), ca. 1785-1867, VF73 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1568g), ca. 1785-1867, VF
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1568g), ca. 1785-1867, Gear period D, group 2, cf. p.71, 137mm tall, 71mm wide, cast to a standard of 100 kyat (viss), h
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Sold for 240.00
 
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (754g), ca. 1785-1802, VF74 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (754g), ca. 1785-1802, VF
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (754g), ca. 1785-1802, Gear period C, group 2, cf. p.72, 80mm tall, 57mm wide, cast to a standard of 50 kyat, hintha bird
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1641g), Choice VF75 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1641g), Choice VF
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1641g), 122mm tall, 64mm wide, hintha bird with handle on tapered octagonal base, cast to a standard of 100 kyat (viss),
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (321.38g), Choice VF76 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (321.38g), Choice VF
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (321.38g), cf. Gear Group 5, Period K, 55mm tall, hintha bird-type on round base with vertical lines, cast to a local sta
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Sold for 60.00
 
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1531g), ca. 1785-1867, VF77 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1531g), ca. 1785-1867, VF
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (1531g), ca. 1785-1867, Gear period D, group 2, 112mm tall, 70m wide, cast to a standard of 100 kyat (viss), hintha bird
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (804g), ca. 1785-1867, VF78 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (804g), ca. 1785-1867, VF
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (804g), ca. 1785-1867, Gear period D, group 2, 100mm tall, 52m wide, cast to a standard of 50 kyat, hintha bird on tapere
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Sold for 600.00
 
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (159.98g), ca. 1852-1885, VF to EF79 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (159.98g), ca. 1852-1885, VF to EF
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (159.98g), ca. 1852-1885, Gear period A, group 1, cf. p.74, 52mm tall, 30mm wide, cast to a standard of 10 kyat, hintha b
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Sold for 180.00
 
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (749g), ca. 1785-1867, Fine to VF80 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (749g), ca. 1785-1867, Fine to VF
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (749g), ca. 1785-1867, Gear period D, group 2, 95mm tall, 59m wide, cast to a standard of 50 kyat, hintha bird on tapered
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ASIA: BURMA: bronze opium weight (165.42g), VF to EF81 - ASIA: BURMA: bronze opium weight (165.42g), VF to EF
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ASIA: BURMA: bronze opium weight (165.42g), 54 x 40 x 33mm, lion-type (chinthe) on an octagonal base, likely a late 19th century to early 20th century
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ASIA: BURMA: bronze opium weight (164.69g), VF to EF82 - ASIA: BURMA: bronze opium weight (164.69g), VF to EF
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ASIA: BURMA: bronze opium weight (164.69g), 51 x 38 x 31mm, lion-type (chinthe) on an octagonal base, likely a late 19th century to early 20th century
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ASIA: BURMA: bronze opium weight (163.58g), VF83 - ASIA: BURMA: bronze opium weight (163.58g), VF
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ASIA: BURMA: bronze opium weight (163.58g), 49 x 40 x 34mm, lion-type (chinthe) on an octagonal base, possibly a late 19th century to early 20th centu
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Sold for 72.00
 
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ASIA: BURMA: bronze opium weight (65.88g), early 20th century, VF84 - ASIA: BURMA: bronze opium weight (65.88g), early 20th century, VF
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ASIA: BURMA: bronze opium weight (65.88g), early 20th century, Opitz p.376-78, Mitch-2847, 33 x 27 x 24mm, elephant type on an elongated octagonal bas
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ASIA: BURMA: bronze opium weight (32.27g), early 20th century, VF85 - ASIA: BURMA: bronze opium weight (32.27g), early 20th century, VF
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ASIA: BURMA: bronze opium weight (32.27g), early 20th century, Opitz p.376-78, Mitch-2848, 26 x 21 x 18mm, elephant type on an elongated octagonal bas
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Sold for 180.00
 
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (769g), VF86 - ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (769g), VF
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ASIA: BURMA: AE opium weight (769g), 95mm tall, 56mm wide, hintha bird with handle on tapered octagonal base, cast to a standard of 50 kyat, possibly
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ASIA: BURMA: AR willow leaf ingot (13.30g), ca. 1600-1800, VF87 - ASIA: BURMA: AR willow leaf ingot (13.30g), ca. 1600-1800, VF
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ASIA: BURMA: AR willow leaf ingot (13.30g), ca. 1600-1800, Opitz p.380, Krisadaolarn-B302, also called flower money ("yowetni"), thin vari...
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 17 bronze opium weights88 - ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 17 bronze opium weights
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 17 bronze opium weights, likely mid- to late 20th century productions, including 6 elephants (between 64g and 12g), 6 cranes (betw
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 16 AE opium weights89 - ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 16 AE opium weights
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 16 AE opium weights, including twelve 2-kyat (ca. 30g) and four 1-kyat (ca. 15g), all with mythical lion-deer (tó), about h...
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 15 AE opium weights90 - ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 15 AE opium weights
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 15 AE opium weights, including one 5-kyat (76g), ten 2-kyat (ca. 30g) and four 1-kyat (ca. 15g), all with mythical lion-deer (t&...
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 12 AE opium weights91 - ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 12 AE opium weights
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 12 AE opium weights, including two 10-kyat (ca. 150g), six 2-kyat (ca. 30g), and four 1-kyat (ca. 15g), all with hintha bird on he
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 12 AE opium weights92 - ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 12 AE opium weights
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 12 AE opium weights, including a 10-kyat (137g), seven 2-kyat (ca. 30g), and four 1-kyat (ca. 15g), all with hintha bird on polygo
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 8 bronze opium weights93 - ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 8 bronze opium weights
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 8 bronze opium weights, all bird-type (hintha), weighing 306g (20 kyat), 164g, 159g, 158g (10 kyat), 84g (5 kyat), 32g (2 kyat), p
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ASIA: BURMA: SET of 6 AE opium weights94 - ASIA: BURMA: SET of 6 AE opium weights
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ASIA: BURMA: SET of 6 AE opium weights, all Gear period M, group 7 (ca. 1385-1460, cf. p.63), weighing 72.63g, 32.74g, 19.53g, 10.29g, 6.29g, and 4.00
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ASIA: BURMA: SET of 6 AE opium weights95 - ASIA: BURMA: SET of 6 AE opium weights
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ASIA: BURMA: SET of 6 AE opium weights, all Gear period Ib/Ic, group 4 (ca. 1551-1595, cf. p.92), weighing 300.55g (20 kyat), 149.38g, 73.72g, 29.94g,
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ASIA: BURMA: SET of 6 AE opium weights96 - ASIA: BURMA: SET of 6 AE opium weights
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ASIA: BURMA: SET of 6 AE opium weights, all with hintha bird on hexagonal base (Gear group 2, period B, ca. 1796-1875), weighing 303g (20 kyat), 153g
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 5 bronze opium weights97 - ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 5 bronze opium weights
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 5 bronze opium weights, all lion-type (chinthe) with octagonal base, weighing 83g, 82g, 33g, 32g, 16g respectively, the middle thr
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 5 bronze opium weights98 - ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 5 bronze opium weights
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 5 bronze opium weights, all elephant-type, 3 cast to a local standard of 1 kyat (13.29g, 13.21g, 12.70g), one each of ½ kya...
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 4 bronze opium weights99 - ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 4 bronze opium weights
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 4 bronze opium weights, all lion-type (chinthe) with square base, weighing 156g, 153g, 143g, 81g respectively, all ca. early 19th
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 4 bronze opium weights100 - ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 4 bronze opium weights
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 4 bronze opium weights, all lion-type (chinthe), weighing 376.8g, 283g, 206g, 166g respectively, mid- to late 20th century product
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Estimate : 80.00 - 140.00
Sold for 84.00
 
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