Sold2016Ancient Sumerian Clay Cuneiform ConeAncient Near East, Sumeria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A cone shaped clay tablet with incised cuneiform around its body. The top of the tablet has a flat "nail head" below which the body tapers toSee Sold Price
Sold2022WESTERN ASIATIC TERRACOTTA FOUNDATION CONECa. 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. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2016Translated Ancient Sumerian Cuneiform Clay BiscuitSumeria, Ur III, 1976 BCE, dated to month 1, year 6 of the rein of King Amar-Suen. Clay "biscuit" used as receipt in the transaction of a loan of silver. Some of the earliest recorded writing of mankiSee Sold Price
Sold2021Miniature Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet**Originally Listed At $250** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Drehem (also Puzrish-Dagan), Third Dynasty of Ur, reign of Shulgi, ca. 2094 to 2047 BCE. A miniature clay tablet of a rectaSee Sold Price
Sold20213 Sumerian Clay Cuneiform TabletsAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. An interesting group of 3 hand-built clay tablets of rectangular forms, each bearing several lines of inscribed cuneiform script. Each taSee Sold Price
Sold20223 Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragments, TL TestedAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A nice set of fragmentary clay tablets, each containing a series of inscribed lines of ancient cuneiform text. The firsSee Sold Price
Sold20212 Sumerian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragments**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 coSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Sumerian Cuneiform Foundation ConeKonischer Grundstein Sumerisch, Lagasch-Dynastie, Herrschaft von Gudea, Mesopotamien Mit Sockel / with base Terrakotta. L 17 cm. Provenienz: - Kanadische Privatsammlung, Montreal (erworben in Libanon,See Sold Price
Sold2018Sumerian Cuneiform Foundation Cone, ex-BonhamsAncient 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 thSee Sold Price
Sold2022Translated Sumerian Clay Foundation Cone - TL TestedAncient 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, coSee Sold Price
Sold2018Lot of 2 Translated Sumerian Clay Foundation ConesAncient 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 discoiSee Sold Price
Sold2016Translated Sumerian Cuneiform Clay BiscuitIraq, 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 stSee Sold Price
Sold2022Sumerian Ur III Clay Cuneiform TabletAncient 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 andSee Sold Price
Sold2018Sumerian Foundation Cone Translated 2100 BCCirca 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 cuSee Sold Price
Sold2018Sumerian Foundation Cone w/ Cuneiform, ex-BonhamsAncient 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 rouSee Sold Price
Sold2022Mesopotamian Clay Cuneiform Tablet, Grain ReceiptAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Neo-Sumerian Empire, Third Dynasty of Ur, dated to the reign of Shu-Sin, ca. 2037 to 2029 BCE. A hand-built clay administrative tablet of bulky form bearing 11 fSee Sold Price
Sold2015Lot of 3 foundation cones of Sin-kashid of UrukLot of 3 foundation cones of Sin-kashid of Uruk, c. 1865 - 1833 BC, each with an inscription dedicating his palace. The cones each bear the same inscription in Sumerian cuneiform which reads: Sin-kashSee Sold Price
2020Sumerian Cuneiform Foundation ConeA 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 bSee Sold Price
Sold2022Sumerian Clay Nail or Foundation Cone of Gudea, Governor of LagashModeled 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 undersiSee Sold Price
Sold2022WESTERN ASIATIC TERRACOTTA FOUNDATION CONECa. 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 hasSee Sold Price
Sold2016museum copy of ancient terracotta cuneiform tablet.museum copy of ancient terracotta cuneiform tablet. Size 6 x 3 5/8 inches. Copy form the U. Of Penna. Sumerian Clay Tablet with Sumerian inscriptions.Provenance: Ex Lester Gross Collection New York CiSee Sold Price
Sold2023A SUMERIAN CUNEIFORM FOUNDATION CONEA SUMERIAN CUNEIFORM FOUNDATION CONE Near East, Sumer / 3rd – 2nd mill. B.C. /See Sold Price
Sold20212 Translated Neo-Sumerian Clay Foundation ConesAncient 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 bodiesSee Sold Price
Sold20212 Translated Neo-Sumerian Clay Foundation ConesAncient 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 tSee Sold Price
Jun 04TimeLine Auctions Ltd.Sumerian Cuneiform Foundation Cone from Lagash During the Reign of Gudea£10(2 bids)