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LOT 1335
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
UR III, CIRCA 21ST CENTURY B.C.
2 in. (30.5 grams, 52 mm).
A triangular fragment containing dense rows of cuneiform text on one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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