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LOT 1225
Neo Babylonian Stone Duck Weight
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (1.76 grams, 16.28 mm).
Carved with the head resting along the spine, flared tail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s-2000s.
Ex Simmons gallery, London, UK.
Cf. Kozloff, A.P., Animals in Ancient Art, from the Leo Mildenberg collection, Cleveland, 1981, fig.12bis.
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