Neo Babylonian Black Stone Duck Weight

8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

6 1/8 in. (2.66 kg, 15.5 cm).

Carved with two lateral broad ovoid wings and the head resting along the spine; pierced at the neck for suspension.

Provenance

Collection of a gentleman, previously Home Counties, UK, collection.

Literature

Cf. Kozloff, A.P., Animals in Ancient Art, from the Leo Mildenberg collection, Cleveland, 1981, fig.12bis.

CONDITION

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