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LOT 0915
Babylonian Ceramic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (11 grams, 3.5 cm).
Of irregular form, bearing text to one face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceSpecialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.
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