Large Western Asiatic Micro Cuneiform Clay Tablet Fragment Bearing a Religious List of Divination
1st millennium B.C. Comprising a Meso library text over two faces, with content relating to religion. 519 grams, 12.9 cm (5 in.). Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
Price realized | 1'000 GBP |
Starting price | 1'000 GBP |
Estimate | 1'200 GBP |