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LOT 0956
Neo-Babylonian Duck Weight
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 in. (33 grams, 42 mm wide).
A polished haematite duck weight, the animal modelled with its head resting along its back.
Provenance
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
H.N.collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
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