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LOT 0220

Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet

19TH-16TH CENTURY B.C.

3 3/4 in. (146 grams, 96 mm).

Pillow-shaped with impressed cuneiform text to one broad face, one end and the upper part of the reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0220

Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £780

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