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LOT 1313
Western Asiatic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 in. (43 grams, 58 mm).
Irregular fragment with prepared and flattened outer face, nine columns of impressed cuneiform text; reverse repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
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