LOT 353 MESOPOTAMIAN STONE DUCK-SHAPED WEIGHT
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Ca. Late 3rd early 2nd millennium BC.A finely carved and polished stone trade weight in the shape of a sleeping duck with its head, resting on its back. The base is flat and unworked. Sumerian duck weights were made in various sizes and materials (hematite, alabaster, agate) and they were commonly used to trade goods of equivalent value. For a similar example, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 1980.324.2.Size: L:32.8mm / W:67.6mm ; 70.23gProvenance: From the private collection of a Central London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market before 2000.
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