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PROTO-SUMERIAN PICTOGRAPHIC TABLET FOR AMOUNTS OF BARLEY
URUK III, CIRCA 3200-3000 B.C.
2 1/4 in. (26.3 grams, 55 mm).
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.
PROVENANCE:
From 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.
PUBLISHED:
Believed to have been published in Cornell (ATCPC), no.140.
