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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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