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LOT 0216
Ur III Clay Cuneiform Tablet
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (26.8 grams, 35 mm).
Pillow-shaped and bearing text to both principal faces and one side edge.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection formed before 1988.
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