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LOT 0237

Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet, an Administrative Document

CIRCA 2000-1700 B.C.

4 7/8 in. (247 grams, 12.5 cm).

Pillow-shaped with lines of dense cuneiform text to flat faces, edges and ends; accompanied by an old handwritten slip: 'Old Babylonian administration document, c.2000-1700 B.C.'.

Provenance

Private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.

Accompanied by an old handwritten note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.

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LOT 0237

Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet, an Administrative Document

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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