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LOT 1031

Mesopotamian Round Cuneiform Tablet

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 3/4 in. (114 grams, 70 mm).

Domed underside with cuneiform text to the upper face; 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.

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LOT 1031

Mesopotamian Round Cuneiform Tablet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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