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LOT 1418
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
UR III, CIRCA 21ST CENTURY B.C.
2 3/4 in. (71 grams, 70 mm).
A large fragment showing columns of neatly impressed cuneiform text; restored. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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