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LOT 1546
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 7/8 in. (36.1 grams, 46.4 mm).
Pillow-shaped tablet with cuneiform text on five sides. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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