A BANDED AGATE DUCK WEIGHT, BABYLONIAN 2ND MILLENIUM BC

Reference: ART4001897

A banded agate weight in the form of a sleeping duck.

The representation of a duck was often used when making weights with stone. The inclusion of a lighter variation in the colour of the stone would add to the realism attempted by the maker.

27 mm. Dark banded agate or sardonyx. Babylonia c 1700 B.C.

PROVENANCE
Ex-European private collection acquired before 1970