Group of four haematite duck weights

Mesopotamian, 2nd-1st millennium BC

Lengths: 1.2 - 2.1 cm

Four haematite duck weights, each stylised bird with rounded body, heads on elongated necks and turned to rest on the backs.

Literature: Such weights have been found all over the Near East. For similar examples see David Hendin, 'Ancient Scale Weights and pre-Coinage currency of the Near East', New York, 2007, p. 144-147.

Provenance: Private collection, UK acquired London 1980s

£2,400