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LOT 0998
Neo Babylonian Agate Duck Weight
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (11.3 grams, 25 mm).
Carved with the head and neck draped over the back. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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