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LOT 1277

Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet with Relief Inscription

UR III, 22ND-21ST CENTURY B.C.

3 3/8 in. (111 grams, 85 mm).

Plano-convex in section with low-relief legend in ten lines with interstitial lineation. [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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LOT 1277

Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet with Relief Inscription

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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