Reproduction in patinated resin by hand. Mold made from a print of the original work on display at the Louvre. Babylonians, like their Elamite neighbors, used to give their weights the shape of a large stone duck. Assyrians preferred to make bronze lion-shaped weights lying on a rectangular base and equipped with a handle for convenient handling. A set of these was discovered at Nineveh (British Museum). The most beautiful one comes from Khorsabad (Louvre). It dates from the end of the VIIIth century. Just as they were inspired by Assyrian models in the decoration of the gate of Persepolis,
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