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Early Dynastic Terracotta Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Recording Livestock and their Owners
Early Dynastic Terracotta Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Recording Livestock and their Owners
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IIIb, 2400-2340 B.C. Pillow-shaped tablet with dense cuneiform text to two broad faces and one edge, concerning the listing of 146 sheep and their owners or shepherds. 202 grams, 78 mm (3 in.).

with Laemmle Gallery, San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, USA. Acquired from the above in the early 1970s. with Bonhams, London, 13 April 2011, no.133. Private central European collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12121-218147.

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Early Dynastic Terracotta Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Recording Livestock and their Owners

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