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| CIVILIZATION | Near Eastern |
| PERIOD | Mesopotamia |
| DATE | circa 2nd Millennium B.C. |
| MATERIAL | Hematite |
| MOUNTED | Yes |
Group of four weights, each carved from hematite, the form of the duck abbreviated, its long neck turned back, hugging the body with the head resting flat on the center of the back, on a flat base.
Hematite, also known as 'iron rose', is an opaque material having a metallic luster, showing a blood-red color when cut into thin slices.
1,8cm for the longest, 1,8cm, 1.6cm, and 1.1cm, respectively.
Private European collection.
Sold Christie's, New York, 13 June 2000, lot 446.
Formerly with Rupert Wace Ancient Art, London.
For similar examples see David Hendin, 'Ancient Scale Weights and pre-coinage currency of the Near East', New York, 2007, p. 148-149.
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| CATEGORY | Near Eastern |
| PERIOD | Mesopotamia |
| DATE | circa 2nd Millennium B.C. |
| MATERIAL | |
| MOUNTED | Yes |