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Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection
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LOT 0269

Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection

700-600 B.C.

5/8 - 7/8 in. (6.67 grams total, 17-22 mm).

Each carved in the round as a duck with its head laid back along its spine. [2]

Provenance

Private collection, Israel.
with Holy Land House of Antiquities, Jerusalem, 1990s.
Private European collection, acquired from the above in 2001.
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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LOT 0269

Neo-Babylonian Agate Duck Weight Collection

Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)

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