PAIR OF SUMERIAN STONE DUCK WEIGHTS. Ca. 2000 - 1700 BC A pair of duck-shaped weights, each cut from translucent stone with a flattened oval base and an elongated neck laid along the back, the head turned towards the tail. One example is pierced laterally for suspension. Size: 15-22mm x 11-16mm; Weight: 8g. Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; Formerly in a central London family collections 1990s; Suggested to be examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.; ex. 1970s/early80s UK art market. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1980.324.2.