BABYLONIAN HEMATITE DUCK-SHAPED WEIGHT Ca. 2200 - 1800 BC. A weight carved from hematite in the form of a recumbent duck. The body is compact and rounded, with folded wings indicated in low relief along the sides. The head is drawn back along the curve of the back. For similar see: MET Museum Object Number: 57.27.39 Size: 30mm x 25mm; Weight: 45g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Gorny and Mosch, 12 December 2006, Lot 209.