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LOT 1928
Reproduction Cuneiform Barrel and Tablet Group
EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 - 5 1/2 in. (670 grams total, 8.6 - 14.1 cm).
Made from baked clay, the tablet with pseudo cuneiform to both sides and top; the barrel with pseudo cuneiform to its circumference and top. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceR. Heldsworth Williams Collection, West Meon, Hampshire, UK.
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