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LOT 1295

Sold for (Inc. bp): £557

NEAR EASTERN SUMERIAN 'KING GUDEA OF LAGASH' NAIL WITH CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTION
LAGASH CULTURE, 934-609 BC
4 1/2" (194 grams, 11 cm).

A truncated ceramic cone with domed top, incised cuneiform text in columns to the side.

PROVENANCE:
UK art market, acquired prior to 1980.

CONDITION