Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
3000-2000 B.C. Rectangular slab with reserved symbols in three columns to one face, reverse plain. Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession no.85274, for type. 314 grams, 11.9 cm (4 5/8 in.).
Ex Oriental Dar Antiques, Jerusalem, 1967.European private collection.This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12094-211937.
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Price realized | 4'000 GBP |
Starting price | 3'600 GBP |
Estimate | 4'000 GBP |