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LOT 1032
Neo Babylonian Duck Weight
7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (4.1 grams, 20 mm wide).
Carved in the round with head reversed, arched neck forming a loop.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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