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LOT 1099
Babylonian Cuneiform Clay Tablet
CIRCA 2000 B.C.
2 1/4 in. (60 grams, 58 mm).
Pillow-shaped and bearing ten horizontal lines of cuneiform text to the principal face with one vertical line to the side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1990s/early 2000s.
From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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