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LOT 0285
Neo-Babylonian Black Stone Duck Weight with Cuneiform Inscription
CIRCA 600-500 B.C.
1 in. (9.30 grams, 27 mm).
Carved in the round as a duck with its head laid back along its spine; pierced and inscribed on one flank.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0285
Neo-Babylonian Black Stone Duck Weight with Cuneiform Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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