Sumerian Tablet within Envelope with Cylinder Seal Impressions
3rd millennium B.C. Comprising an envelope with intact tablet within, the outer face covered with cylinder seal impressions, small part opening to reveal the tablet inside. 115 grams, 55 mm (2 1/8 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 | 1'900 GBP |
Starting price | 700 GBP |
Estimate | 800 GBP |