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LOT 1355

Babylonian Fragmental Weight with Inscription

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1/2 in. (6.8 grams, 13 mm).

Plano-convex in section with incised cuneiform inscription to the flat face. [No Reserve]

Provenance

with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.

CONDITION

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LOT 1355

Babylonian Fragmental Weight with Inscription

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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