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LOT 1280
Neo Babylonian Haematite Duck Weight
7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (6.45 grams, 20 mm).
Formed as a duck, with head turned towards the tail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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