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LOT 1272
Old Babylonian Cuneiform School Exercise Tablet
CIRCA 2100-1900 B.C.
2 1/2 in. (80.82 grams, 63 mm).
Domed tablet with impressed text on the upper face.
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 1272
Old Babylonian Cuneiform School Exercise Tablet
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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