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LOT 1425
Old Babylonian Cuneiform School Exercise Tablet with Administrative Text
CIRCA 2000-1600 B.C.
2 7/8 in. (90.9 grams, 74 mm).
Tablet fragment with a domed underside, the upper face with lines of impressed text.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1980s.
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert.
Accompanied by an original handwritten slip written by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
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LOT 1425
Old Babylonian Cuneiform School Exercise Tablet with Administrative Text
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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