Sumerian Terracotta Foundation Cone
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Ancient Near East, Sumeria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A fine example of a foundation cone with roughly three-quarters of its conical body wrapped in dense cuneiform text. The body tapers to a rounded point and has a wide, slightly concave other end. Clay nails like this are also referred to as dedication pegs or funerary pegs; they were inscribed, baked, and stuck into walls made of mud-brick to mark ownership either by a god or a ruler. These dedications sometimes include stories or boasts about the rulers they describe, and are some of our earliest sources of written royal history. Size: 6.25" L (15.9 cm)
Provenance: private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired over the last twenty years
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Provenance: private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired over the last twenty years
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#129799
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Chip from one side. Very nicely preserved cuneiform.
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Sumerian Terracotta Foundation Cone
Estimate $1,400 - $1,800
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