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LOT 1343
Ur III Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment with Accounts of Barley
CIRCA 21ST CENTURY B.C.
1 5/ 8 in. (34.7 grams, 42 mm).
Corner section of a cuneiform tablet with impressed cuneiform text on three sides.
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1343
Ur III Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment with Accounts of Barley
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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