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LOT 0187
Proto-Sumerian Terracotta Pictographic Tablet
3RD DYNASTY OF UR, CIRCA 2036 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (27.6 grams, 40 mm).
Pillow-shaped tablet with columns of pictograms to two broad faces and one edge.
ProvenanceEx De Groot collection, Belgium, acquired in the 1930s.
with Bonhams, London, 13 April 2011, no.137.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12118-218148.
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LOT 0187
Proto-Sumerian Terracotta Pictographic Tablet
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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