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LOT 0505
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,495
NEAR EASTERN CUNEIFORM TEMPLE FOUNDATION CONE GROUP
(Ceramic, 355 grams, 57-69 mm.).
(Ceramic, 355 grams, 57-69 mm.).
Circa 2,400-1,700 BC. A group of two ceramic temple foundation cones each now truncated, with domed top and twelve vertical columns of cuneiform text. [2]
PROVENANCE:
Steinberg collection; bought Keith Lloyd, early 1980s.
FOOTNOTES:
Temple cones were placed in the foundations of newly-built temples; their form imitates nails or pegs; they bear inscriptions stating the name of the reigning king and regnal year, and the god(s) to whom the temple was dedicated.
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