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LOT 1134
Neo-Babylonian Jasper Duck Weight
CIRCA 600 B.C.
3/4 in. (4.15 grams, 19 mm).
Formed as a duck with the head and neck laid along the spine, design to the underside of sunburst and crescent. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Simmons gallery, London, UK.
Ex North London collection, 1990s.
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