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Babylonian Cuneiform Foundation Nail Babylonian Cuneiform Foundation Nail Babylonian Cuneiform Foundation Nail Babylonian Cuneiform Foundation Nail Babylonian Cuneiform Foundation Nail Babylonian Cuneiform Foundation Nail
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LOT 0217

Babylonian Cuneiform Foundation Nail

CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 1/4 in. (36 grams, 58 mm).

Conical in form with facetted faces bearing cuneiform text. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired by the vendor's mother 1960s-1970s, thence by descent.
Ex Spray family collection, Norfolk, UK.

Literature

See Aruz, J., Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003, for discussion.

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LOT 0217

Babylonian Cuneiform Foundation Nail

Sold for (Inc. bp): £442

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