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| Auction Closes At: |
10:12:00 12/07/2010 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
005. Babylonian Tablet with Cuneiform Writing |
| Estimate: |
$500-$800 |
| Current High Bid: |
$2,100.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$2,100.00 |
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| Category: |
Antiquities
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| Sub Category: |
Ancient Near East - Mesopotamia
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| Culture or Country: |
Found at Drehm, near Nippur, Mesopotamia.
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| Period: |
Ca. 2350 B.C.
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| Size: |
2-3/8” x 1-3/4”. |
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| Description: |
A large rectangular pottery tablet incised on both sides with lines of intricate text; a list of sheep, lambs and goats, delivered to a shepherd for herding. The vertical wedges at the beginnings of the lines are numerals. On one side is written “The fourth day”. Two minor small surface losses, otherwise intact, overall exc. cond. A nice example. |
| Provenance: |
Private North Carolina collection, acquired in the 1930s, to present owner by descent. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$18.00 |
| International: |
$55.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Babylonian Tablet with Cuneiform Writing
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BIDDER |
BID |
QTY |
Original Bid Time |
| 1. |
boued |
$2,100.00 |
1 |
12/7/2010 9:57:31 AM |
| 2. |
Helladic |
$2,000.00 |
1 |
12/2/2010 8:52:18 AM |
| 3. |
boued |
$2,000.00(losing tie) |
1 |
12/7/2010 9:50:03 AM |
| 4. |
boued |
$1,800.00 |
1 |
12/7/2010 9:46:20 AM |
| 5. |
boued |
$1,450.00 |
1 |
12/7/2010 8:26:23 AM |
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