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Mesopotamian duck weight

Hong Kong Museum of History, An Age of Luxury (Collection of the British Museum)

Mesopotamian duck weight

This stone weight, which weighs 30 minas (about 15 kilograms) was found in the north-west palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. It had been deposited there as booty. Babylonian, reign of Eriba-Marduk, circa 770 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

Mesopotamian duck weight
Taken on  Monday 21st of May 2018
Device: Motorola
Model: XT1585
Source:  Hong Kong
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