ID 795551
Lot 58 | A SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
UMMA, THIRD DYNASTY OF UR, REIGN OF SHULGI, YEAR 46, CIRCA 2048 B.C.
2 5⁄16 in. (5.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Private collection, Ireland, acquired prior to 1964, and thence by descent to present owner.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Sumerian civilisation |
| Place of origin: | Middle East, Mesopotamia, Ancient Near Eastern, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Sumerian civilisation |
| Place of origin: | Middle East, Mesopotamia, Ancient Near Eastern, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |




