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LOT 0968

Mesopotamian Clay Cuneiform Tablet

CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 1/8 in. (72 grams, 53 mm).

In pillow-form, bearing dense text to one face. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.

Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.

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LOT 0968

Mesopotamian Clay Cuneiform Tablet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040

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