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LOT 1567
Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet Section
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (51.8 grams, 50 mm).
Fragment of a pillow-shaped tablet with impressed cuneiform text to the outer surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection formed before 1990.
Acquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, Dorset.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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