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293 - Bronze weight in the shape of a duck. Mesopotamia, 15th–11th centuries B.C. L 7.7 cm. Solid cast bronze. The weight of 165.04 g corresponds approximately to 20 shekels of 8.6 g each in the Babylonian weight system. Rare and exceptionally elegant! Black patina, intact. Provenance: From a private collection in Berlin. Ex Gorny & Mosch Auction 256, 2018, lot 460. From the private collection of F. Fischer, acquired in the 1990s.
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€2,560 - 3,200Sale fees
Bronze weight in the shape of a duck. Mesopotamia, 15th–11th centuries B.C. L 7.7 cm. Solid cast bronze. The weight of 165.04 g corresponds approximately to 20 shekels of 8.6 g each in the Babylonian weight system. Rare and exceptionally elegant! Black patina, intact. Provenance: From a private collection in Berlin. Ex Gorny & Mosch Auction 256, 2018, lot 460. From the private collection of F. Fischer, acquired in the 1990s.
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Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)Auction house
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