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LOT 0881
Western Asiatic Stone Cuneiform Tablet
CIRCA 1700 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (8.18 grams, 37 mm).
Steatite or talc D-section tablet with cuneiform text to the rounded face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.084.
London collection, 2016.
See Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, for discussion.
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