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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]

Provenance

Ex 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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LOT 1157

Neo Babylonian Stone Duck Weight Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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