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LOT 1255
Babylonian Hematite Duck Weight
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (17 grams, 24 mm).
Carved with the head resting along the spine, flared tail. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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