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LOT 1288
Neo-Babylonian Stone Duck Weight Collection
800-600 B.C.
7/8 - 1 7/8 in. (121 grams total, 22-48 mm).
Each carved in the round as a duck with its head laid back along its spine; one drilled for suspension, one with old label to the underside reading '102/2, 11.7.90'. [4]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1288
Neo-Babylonian Stone Duck Weight Collection
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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