Near Eastern. Late Bronze Age, 1500-1200 BCE. Bronze 3 Qedet Weight (34mm, 29.99 g). Zoomorphic weight in form of a fully stylized resting lion. Cf. Hendin, Weights 146 (for a 3 qedet resting lion). Attractive, orange, earthen-green patina. As made.
From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.