Two Cuniform Clay tablets. One reading "Sin gashid the

Two Cuniform Clay tablets. One reading "Sin gashid the mighty hero King of Uruk (Biblical Erech in Genesis 10 chapters). King of Am na nu The patron of E-na-na. The palace of his kingdom which he has

20th-16th century BC. A baked clay rectangular pillow-shaped tablet with lines of cuneiform text to one broad face, two low-relief rouletted(?) friezes to the reverse with two standing figures approac

**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, Southern Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 1900 to 1600 BCE. A gathering of two large rectangular clay tablets with lightly rounded peripheries and slightly convex faces. Each

Manufacture de Sevres Terra Cotta Sculpture 1900, two girls reading, one standing, one seated. Open planter as the seat. Impressed stamp on back, "Manufacture de Sevres, Medaille Dor" and "Exposition

A Collection of 2 Cuneiform Tablets Old Babylonian Period c.1900 BC.1 1/4 x 1 1/8 inches. Nice lot of two small administrative Cuneiform clay tablets with Sumerian inscriptions. Both damaged. Provenan

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian period, ca. 1900 to 1700 BCE. A lovely gathering of four hand-built clay tablets that contain several lines of one of the earliest forms of structured wr

2nd millennium B.C. A rectangular clay tablet bearing impressed cuneiform text to one face. 20 grams, 35 mm (1 5/8 in.). Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London g

Circa 2000 B.C. With impressed text to both principal faces; repaired. 116 grams, 83 mm (3 1/4 in.).With impressed text to both principal faces, reading:1) 70 sar of land (1 quarter hectare)2) [...],3

Ancient Near East, Ur III, ca. 2112 to 2004 BCE. A clay "biscuit" with cuneiform writing. Cuneiform script is one of the oldest known writing systems in the world, made using a reed as a stylus and sc

Circa 2000 B.C. Pillow-shaped and bearing ten horizontal lines of cuneiform text to the principal face with one vertical line to the side. 60 grams, 58 mm (2 1/4 in.). Acquired before 1990s/early 2000

Chinese Buddhist stone tablet on stand, "the name of the Buddhist incantation which can wash away one's sins", Ming or earlier, 45" h x 22" w x 16" d. Provenance: Personal Collection of Cheryl Burke F

A Group of Chinese Yixing Clay Objects Including two teapots, one pitcher with incised inscription and decoration, two leaf-form tea cups, and a hexagonal footed planter with incised inscriptions and

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Third Dynasty of Ur, year 2 of the reign of Ibbi-Sin (also Ibbi-Suen), ca. 2026 BCE. A hand-built clay tablet of rectangular form bearing rounded peripheries and

Ca. 1900-1700 BC.A rectangular-shaped clay tablet, written in cuneiform. The inscriptions on the tablet refer to administrative and legal affairs. Cuneiform script is one of the oldest types of writin

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian period, ca. early 2nd millennium BCE. A clay tablet of a rectangular form containing 12 to 13 lines of cuneiform text. Cuneiform is one of the w

Ca. 1900-1600 BC. A rectangular-shaped clay tablet, written in cuneiform. The inscriptions on the tablet refer to administrative and legal affairs. Cuneiform script is one of the oldest types of writi

Ca. 1900 BC.A square shaeped clay tablet with cuneiform on both faces and some sides. Cuneiform is an ancient system of writing that originated in Mesopotamia around 3500 BC. It is one of the earliest

Ca. 1900-1700 BC.A square-shaped clay tablet, written in cuneiform. The inscriptions on the tablet refer to administrative and legal affairs. Cuneiform script is one of the oldest types of writing, or

Ca. 1900-1700 BC. A square-shaped clay tablet, written in cuneiform. The inscriptions on the tablet refer to administrative and legal affairs. Cuneiform script is one of the oldest types of writing, o

3rd millennium B.C. A group of five clay tablet fragments of various shapes and sizes, each with cuneiform text to one or multiple faces. Cf. Chiriu, D., Ricci, P.C., Carbonaro, C.M., Nadali, D., ‘R

Circa 2nd millennium B.C. A group of five clay tablet fragments of various shapes and sizes, each with cuneiform text to one or multiple faces. 128 grams total, 25-76 mm (1 - 3 in.). Specialised colle

3rd-4th century A.D. One tablet with fifteen lines cursive script of a copy (lat. exemplum) of a contract regarding the sale of two fields, originally consisting of two or three tablets, in a strongly

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A trio of cuneiform tablets, also known as biscuits, each partially translated. One is an account of fields in the town of