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.

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.

CONDITION

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LOT 0285