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A Good Pictographic Cuneiform Tablet. Mesopotamia. Late Uruk Period.A very fine pictographic cuneiform tablet inscribed on one side on a criss-cross grid recording administrative transactions. Provenance: Ex Mr. Blandon, UK private collection of Mesopotamian clay tablets since 1960’s. Condition: Good overall with fine detail. The tablet has been professionally stabilised mainly at the back and around the edges; a layer of restorers wax has been applied in the past.For similar examples see these links:https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1896-0612-46https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1989-0130-4https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/327385 Size: 9.5x9cm Good overall with fine detail. The tablet has been professionally stabilised mainly at the back and around the edges; a layer of restorers wax has been applied in the past.
Jewellery, Tribal Art, Antiquities and Asian Art
Live
Venue address
58 - 60 Kensington Church Street
London
W8 4DB
United Kingdom
Jewellery, Tribal Art, Antiquities and Asian Art

Auction dates
Apr 03, 2024 10:30 AM BST
Auction currency
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