MESOPOTAMIAN ROCK CRYSTAL DUCK-SHAPED PENDANT/SEAL Ca. 3000 - 1000 BC. A pendant/seal carved from rock crystal in the stylised form of a duck. The neck is curved backwards along the body, with a perforation drilled through the midsection. The seal face is engraved with a crescent moon, an eight-pointed star, and an altar below. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9244, Antiquities, 7 November 2001, Lot 599. Size: 24.3mm x 16.6mm; Weight: 6.71g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the French market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.