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LOT 1088
Ur III Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Concerning Field Divisions
CIRCA 2000 B.C.
1 7/8 in. (34.5 grams, 48 mm).
Irregular fragment with vertical columns of cuneiform text. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from Ancient Art, London, UK, in 1985.
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12316-215186
Literature
Cf. similar in the British Museum under accession no.1935,0116.30.
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LOT 1088
Ur III Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Concerning Field Divisions
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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