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Duck weight: ANE.9.1943

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Description

Duck-shaped stamp seal with a winged genie inscribed on its base. The form is identical to that of Old Babylonian duck-shaped weights.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.015 m
Length: 0.022 m
Width: 0.01 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville

Dating

Neo-Assyrian
Circa -0950 - -0601

School or Style

Neo-Assyrian

Materials used in production

Chalcedony

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Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.9.1943
Primary reference Number: 88897
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.GA.5.1943

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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