2 Translated Neo-Sumerian Clay Foundation Cones

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A nice pair of hand-built clay foundation cones with tapering conical bodies

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian Period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A lovely pair of hand-built clay foundation cones of conical forms bearing t

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian Period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A pair of hand-built clay foundation cones with tapered bodies and discoid h

Ancient Near East, Sumer, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2010 BCE; reign of Ishme-Dagan of Isin, ca. 1953 BCE. A fine pair of clay foundation cones, each with a conical body, with one boasting a discoi

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2120 to 2090 BCE. A finely preserved, hand-built clay foundation cone exhibiting a tapered, co

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2120 to 2090 BCE. A nice example of a clay votive foundation cone bearing a tapered, conical b

Ca. 2141-2122 BC A fine Mesopotamian Neo-Sumerian clay foundation cone with roughly four-fifths of its conical body wrapped in lines of dense cuneiform text. The body tapers to a rounded point and has

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A fine pair of hand-built terracotta foundation cones with roughly-three-quarters of their conical bodies wrapped in ide

A Sumerian, 2190 - 2000 B.C., terracotta foundation cone (clay nail) with 2/3's of the body having cuneiform text. Dicoidal shaped head with wide body that tapers to a point. The dedication text has b

Circa 2100 BC An ancient Sumerian foundation cone dating to the Second Dynasty of Lagash, Reign of Gudea, 2141 BC to 2122 BC. As is typical, this cone (or nail) shaped clay 'tablet' is incised with cu

A SUMERIAN CUNEIFORM FOUNDATION CONE Near East, Sumer / 3rd – 2nd mill. B.C. /

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A fine hand-built foundation cone with roughly three-quarters of its conical body wrapped in cuneiform text. The body ta

Modeled in clay, incised with cuneiform, purportedly the clay nail of Gudea, Guvernor of Lagash, c. 2120 BCE. 6"L. Provenance: Purchased from Renee Kovacs in 2000. Condition: repaired crack to undersi

Mesopotamia, c. 2100 BCE, limestone (?), having cuneiform on over half the body, with documentation from Ariadne Galleries having a translation of the cuneiform, h. 4-3/4 d. 2-1/4 in.; Cf. H. Frankfor

Ca. 2000 BC An ancient Sumerian temple foundation cone of clay with a flat base on the broadside and a rounded tip on the opposite side. The body inscribed with vertical lines of cuneiform script. The

3rd millennium BC. A clay tablet fragment of irregular shape, bearing the remains of a cuneiform text. 50 grams, 60mm (2 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. [No Reserve]

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. A set of two fragmentary clay tablets of oblong forms. The first fragment is a corner of a larger tablet and co

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 rou

A Grouping Of Ancient Terra Cotta , Ancient Egyptian Wooden Cat, Bronze Vase, Sumerian terracotta foundation cone c. 2200 – 2000 BC. Display Case 13" X 9.5" X 7.5", Sculpture Approx. 7". Measur

Mesopotamia, probable Sumeria, ca. 1800-600 BCE. This is a foundation cone/nail with cuneiform writing around the top. Prior to fragmentation, it most likely would have had a flat or pointed base and

Iraq, ancient Mesopotamia, ca. 1974 BCE. Very fine pottery biscuit used to capture an ancient transaction. The tablet is dated to month X of year 3 of King Shu-Suen of Ur. The tablet comes from the st

Konischer Grundstein Sumerisch, Lagasch-Dynastie, Herrschaft von Gudea, Mesopotamien Mit Sockel / with base Terrakotta. L 17 cm. Provenienz: - Kanadische Privatsammlung, Montreal (erworben in Libanon,

Ancient Near East, Sumerian, ca. 2100 BCE. A beautiful terracotta foundation cone with roughly three-quarters of its conical body wrapped in dense cuneiform text. A narrow tip gradually widens to a th

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 rou