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LOT 0205
Very Large Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Recording Commodities for Various Named individuals
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 3/4 in. (931 grams, 17.2 cm).
Rectangular in plan with rounded edges, obverse with incised grid and dense cuneiform text across about half the available surface; one corner chipped. [No Reserve]
Provenance
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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LOT 0205
Very Large Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Recording Commodities for Various Named individuals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
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