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LOT 0866
Ur III Cuneiform Tablet Fragment, an Inventory of Linen and Metal Artifacts
LATE 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 in. (21.9 grams, 56 mm).
A fragment of a ceramic pillow-shaped tablet with impressed cuneiform text to both broad faces, an inventory of linen and metal artifacts, including a bronze masatum. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex UK art market, 1970s.
Property of a London gentleman.
Literature
Cf. The Oriental Institute Museum, Woods, C. ed., Visible language: inventions of writing in the ancient middle east and beyond, University of Chicago, 2010, p.68, for type.
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LOT 0866
Ur III Cuneiform Tablet Fragment, an Inventory of Linen and Metal Artifacts
Sold for (Inc. bp): £64
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