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LOT 0261

Neo Babylonian Stone Duck Weight

7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.

1 1/2 in. (18 grams, 37 mm).

Modelled in the round with the head resting along the spine.

Provenance

Collected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.

Literature

Cf. Kozloff, A.P., Animals in Ancient Art, from the Leo Mildenberg collection, Cleveland, 1981, fig.12bis.

CONDITION

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LOT 0261

Neo Babylonian Stone Duck Weight

Sold for (Inc. bp): £650

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