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LOT 1140
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (41.5 grams, 49 mm).
A bifacial pillow-shaped tablet with cuneiform text to both faces; repaired from two fragments. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom specialised collection of cuneiform texts, formed in the 1950s-1990s.
The property of a London gentleman and housed in London, 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 1990s.
The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
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Opening Bid: £130
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