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Western Asiatic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Western Asiatic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Western Asiatic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Western Asiatic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Western Asiatic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Western Asiatic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
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LOT 1329

Western Asiatic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment

3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 1/4 in. (146 grams, 84 mm).

An irregular fragment with two prepared faces: obverse, incised grid with five rows of impressed cuneiform text; reverse, smoothed face with two parallel incised lines, polished surface. [No Reserve]

Provenance

London, UK, art market, 1980s.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.

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LOT 1329

Western Asiatic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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