Details
LOT 3516
Neo-Babylonian(?) Silver Weight. Circa 8th-6th century BC.
Silver weight in the shape of a duck; stylised figure engraved to base. Condition as seen. Pierced for suspension.(4.91gr, 15mm x 9mm.).
Provenance
Ex late London, UK, gentleman, 1970s.
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