Apollo Art Auctions

August 2024 Auction  –  25 August 2024

Apollo Art Auctions , August 2024 Auction

Ancient Art, Antiquities

Su, 25.08.2024, from 2:00 PM CEST
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Description

SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET

Ca. 2200 - 1900 BC A rectangular Sumerian clay tablet containing around ten lines of cuneiform on each side that was formed by impressing a sharpened reed or stick into the still-wet surface. The Sumerian determinative DINGIR is written, this specifies that the noun following this is a god or a divinity.
Size: 70mm x 40mm; Weight: 70g
Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman, acquired in France between 2000-2005; previously with A. Kotlar; Ex. French collection since the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

900
Estimate: GBP 1500 - 3000

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Price realized 1'000 GBP
Starting price 900 GBP
Estimate 1'500 GBP
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