Apollo Art Auctions

December 2022 Auction  –  11 December 2022

Apollo Art Auctions , December 2022 Auction

Ancient Art and Coins

Su, 11.12.2022, from 1:00 PM CET
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Description

MESOPOTAMIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET
Ca. 1900-1700 BC. A rectangular cuneiform made of clay, inscribed either a tax register or name list. Clay cuneiform tablets were small enough to be portable and durable when dried, clay tablets allowed for the transmission of information across time and space. Although different types of scrips and languages could be impressed into the clay using a reed stylus. This method of writing was most often used to create texts in the cuneiform script and Akkadian language. Size: L:120mm / W:55mm ; 215g Provenance: Property of a London collector, acquired from a London Ancient Art dealer; formerly in a collection of a deceased gentleman circa 1988 by descent to the family.

Estimate: GBP 450 - 900

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Price realized 380 GBP
Starting price 300 GBP
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