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LOT 1211
Mesopotamian Square Terracotta Tablet for the Account of Fish
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (28.9 grams, 33.3 mm).
Biconvex in profile with columns of cuneiform text to the upper face.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Jerusalem, assembled in the 1970s-1980s.
European private collection, acquired in 1998.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1211
Mesopotamian Square Terracotta Tablet for the Account of Fish
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Rectangular with slightly convex upper face, engraved image of a rearing bull against a tree. 3.97 grams, 27 mm
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