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LOT 0180
Neo-Babylonian Haematite Duck Weight
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (4.16 grams, 19 mm).
Modelled with its head resting along its back and with simple, stylised detailing.
ProvenancePrivate collection, North America, acquired in the 1980s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Flower Pendant Group
1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Western Asiatic Ceramic Flask with Star Design
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Of lentoid form with u-section medial channel incorporating three suspension lugs, short spout with rounded rim, central raised ring to the upper face decorated with a stylised star, the body with concentric roundels. 1.4 kg, 26 cm wide
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