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LOT 1655
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet with Cylinder Seal Impressions
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 5/8 in. (31.8 grams, 41 mm).
Pillow-shaped ceramic section with impressed design: obverse with rolled cuneiform impression from a cylinder seal and cuneiform text alongside; reverse with faintly impressed cylinder seal design and flanking cuneiform text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired at a London antiques fair in the 1990s.
From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady.
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LOT 1655
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet with Cylinder Seal Impressions
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,020
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