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LOT 1018
Old Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
CIRCA 3400 B.C.
2 1/2 in. (66 grams, 63 mm).
Bearing an administrative text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceSpecialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Collection
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Each bearing cuneiform text to one or multiple faces. 70 grams total, 27-47 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
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Opening Bid: £111
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Opening Bid: £375
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