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LOT 0861
Ur III Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group Including an Expense for a Sacrifice
LATE 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (15.6 grams total, 29-31 mm).
A pair of ceramic tablet fragments, fragment A: a text of accounting of Ur III (mention of an expense for a sacrifice), fragment B: uncertain. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1988.
Ex family collection.
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LOT 0861
Ur III Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group Including an Expense for a Sacrifice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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