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LOT 0217

Sumerian Pre-Sargonic Clay Tablet

3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 3/4 in. (103 grams, 70 mm).

Discoid in plan with a lentoid cross-section, bearing dense text to one face.

Provenance

From an important collection formed before 1988.

CONDITION
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LOT 0217

Sumerian Pre-Sargonic Clay Tablet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £572

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