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LOT 1715
Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (177 grams, 10.20 cm).
Pillow-shaped terracotta tablet with cuneiform text in grid on upper face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr W.
Magee, Hartlepool, County Durham, UK, 1960s-1990s, thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous cataloguing information card.
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