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LOT 1340
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Issued by the Temple at Drehem and Sohka
CIRCA 1200 B.C.
1 in. (10.4 grams, 28 mm).
Pillow-shaped terracotta tablet with impressed cuneiform text to both broad faces and two edges.
Provenance
Acquired from Alister Matthews in 1958, from catalogue number 53, item 702 (6).
From the private collection of the late Dr J.D.H. Widdness, Dublin, Ireland.
Accompanied by an original Alister Matthews catalogue cutting from 1958.
Accompanied by an old original typed cataloguing slip probably from the late 1950s.
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LOT 1340
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Issued by the Temple at Drehem and Sohka
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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