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