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LOT 0240
Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Foundation Cone
CIRCA 2000 B.C.
4 1/8 in. (288 grams, 10.26 cm).
With domed upper face, conical body; incised vertical lines dividing the surface into segments, with impressed cuneiform text; tip absent. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of the late Mr W. Magee, Hartlepool, County Durham, UK, 1960s-1990s, thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information card.
Literature
Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.45.90, for type.
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