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LOT 1182
Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Section.
UR III, 22ND-21ST CENTURY B.C.
2 in. (26.39 grams, 50 mm).
Trapezoidal in plan with impressed cuneiform text in columns. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London, UK, art market, 1980s.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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