GREEK. Levant & the Near East. Zoomorphic bronze weight in the shape of a resting bird. Late bronze age, 1500-1200 BC. (20.5 mm, 4.66 g). Judaean weight standard. Æ half shekel scale weight. Pierced at the top of the back for suspension. Cf. Hendin Weights, 176. Green patina, earthen encrustation. Intact. Website shipping rates do not apply.