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LOT 1148
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Brick Fragment with Royal Text
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 7/8 in. (436 grams, 12.5 cm).
Rectangular fragment with four sections of cuneiform inscription to one side.
Provenance
From an important collection pre 1988.
From a private UK collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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