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• Auction House:
  Aalders Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Traditional Antiques & Fine Art Including the Collection of Barbara & Timothy Hanbury and the Collection of Dr. Geoff Cains
• Sale Date:
  22 May 2022 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  469
• Lot Description:
  Fine Very Early Babylonian Clay Tablet
  of cushion form, inscribed with eight lines of Sumerian Cuneiform (one of the oldest forms of writing known), estimated to date from the Third Dynasty of Ur, BC 2060-2010, inscription translates to refer to a administrative record of a years fig production of seven named individuals, 5.5cm x 4.2cm
• Provenance:
  Clive Farahar, Montacute, UK, 2010. Translation of text included with sale.
• Estimate:
  A$600 - 800
• Realised Price:
  $0.00
• Category:
  Antiquities

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