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Western Asiatic Neo-Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet

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Western Asiatic Proto-Cuneiform Tablet Fragment: Circa 4th millennium B.C. A proto-cuneiform ceramic tablet fragment bearing impressed forms to one face. 10.8 grams, 28 mm (1 in.). Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of

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Western Asiatic Neo-Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet

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21st-20th century BC. A Babylonian pillow-shaped ceramic tablet with dense cuneiform inscription to both broad faces. 431 grams, 15.5cm (6 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; previously the Monsieur B. collection, formed 1960s; sold by Beaussant and Lefevre, Drouot, Paris, 14 May 2004, Lot 1; accompanied by a copy of the catalogue entry. The collection of Monsieur B. was authenticated for Beaussant and Lefevre by French antiquities expert Jean Roudillon.