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LOT 1157
Neo Babylonian Stone Duck Weight Collection
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1/2 - 7/8 in. (8.01 grams total, 12-22 mm).
Comprising three weights modelled as resting ducks with their heads resting on their backs, each pierced. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons gallery, London, UK, 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Cypriot Type Gold Repoussé Flower Mount
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Mesopotamian Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Gryphons and God
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20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
