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LOT 1288
Western Asiatic Inscribed Stone Tablet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (9.8 grams, 27 mm).
Rectangular in plan with pointillé cuneiform text to both broad faces.
ProvenanceFrom the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1288
Western Asiatic Inscribed Stone Tablet
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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