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LOT 0269
Proto-Sumerian Terracotta Pictographic Tablet for the Distribution of Barley
CIRCA 3300-3000 B.C.
3 1/4 in. (130 grams, 82 mm).
Pillow-shaped tablet with dense cuneiform text to two broad faces and one edge.
Provenance
Private collection Mr S.A., acquired in 1994; thence by descent.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12116-218146.
Literature
Cf. Salvatore Monaco, Archaic Cuneiform Tablets from Private Collections, CUSAS 31, no.143 (CDLI P464182), for type.
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LOT 0269
Proto-Sumerian Terracotta Pictographic Tablet for the Distribution of Barley
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
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