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LOT 0839
Large Neo-Babylonian Haematite Duck Weight
CIRCA 8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (24.9 grams, 32 mm).
Polished surfaces with piercing through the flanks.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of a report by Dr. Habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen Head of the Biblical Archaeology study form (ABA) der Studiengemeinschaft Wort und Wissen e.V.
Accompanying note dates the weight to the Neo-Assyrian period, 8th-7th century B.C.
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