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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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Broad hoop with columnar bezel, beaded rim, inset later carnelian cloison with incised Aramaic text. 8.03 grams, 28.41 mm overall, 18.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
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