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LOT 0262
Neo-Babylonian Haematite Duck Weight Collection
CIRCA 700-600 B.C.
1/2 - 7/8 in. (24.61 grams total, 14-22 mm).
A set graduating in size, each modelled in the round and polished. [5]
ProvenanceGorny and Mosch, Munich, 12 December 2006, no.209 (Part).
Private collection, England.
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LOT 0262
Neo-Babylonian Haematite Duck Weight Collection
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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