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LOT 1314
Neo Babylonian Bronze Duck Weight
7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (24.9 grams, 33 mm).
Carved as a duck with flared tail and head reversed, preening the feathers on its back.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, based collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Kozloff, A.P., Animals in Ancient Art, from the Leo Mildenberg collection, Cleveland, 1981, fig.12bis.
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