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LOT 1223
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Legal Text
CIRCA 2000-1600 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (31.67 grams, 35 mm).
Small rectangular tablet with cuneiform text on all but one side.
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 1223
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Legal 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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