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LOT 1266
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (124 grams, 10 cm).
Pillow-shaped terracotta bar with impressed cuneiform text to the outer face; repaired. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
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