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LOT 0183
Proto-Sumerian Pictographic Tablet for Amounts of Barley
URUK III, CIRCA 3200-3000 B.C.
2 1/4 in. (26.3 grams, 55 mm).
Rectangular tablet, lentoid in section, with surface divided into three panels, each with a proto-Sumerian legend in an early form of cuneiform script.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of a London gentleman, 1980-2000s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12243-220927.
Believed to have been published in Cornell (ATCPC), no.140.
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LOT 0183
Proto-Sumerian Pictographic Tablet for Amounts of Barley
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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