A Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet
Sale 1035 - Antiquities and Ancient Art: A Study
May 26, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$2,000 -
3,000
Price Realized
$2,125
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Lot Description
A Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet
Middle Babylonian Period, Circa 1595-1155 B.C.
Height 3 inches (7.6 cm).
Property from a New Jersey Private Collection
Provenance:
Art Market, Germany, acquired 24 July 1998.
Note:
This administrative tablet is made up of names and numbers and accounts for the amounts of grain received from or given to these named individuals.
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