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LOT 1072
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/8 in. (60.7 grams, 59 mm).
Pillow-shaped clay tablet with cuneiform text to both broad faces; chipped. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
Literature
Cf. MacGregor, N., A History of the World in 100 Objects, London, 2010 (cat.no.15, pp.90-94).
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