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LOT 1027
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (116 grams, 76 mm).
A pillow-shaped clay tablet bearing remains of cuneiform text to one face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980s.
Private collection of L.H., Staffordshire, UK.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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