February Online Auction (Sale 286)
Lot 339:
Description
(4) terracotta items including foundation cone bearing untranslated cuneiform script on sides; rectangular tablet bearing untranslated cuneiform script on front and back; pottery shard having repeating, delineated geometric motif on a side; and a fragment of a pre-cuneiform tablet bearing pictographic inscriptions on front
Height: 2 5/8 inches, Diameter: 1 3/8 inches (foundation cone)
Condition: Good to Fair, light to heavy wear consistent with age and material; point of cone having superficial cracking; rectangular tablet having heavy wear including cracking and flaking, missing surface portions and having (2) partially eroded corners; pictographic fragment having superficial cracks, collection letter and number written in marker on back
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 2:55 pm CST
Sales Tax: Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Condition: Good to Fair, light to heavy wear consistent with age and material; point of cone having superficial cracking; rectangular tablet having heavy wear including cracking and flaking, missing surface portions and having (2) partially eroded corners; pictographic fragment having superficial cracks, collection letter and number written in marker on back
Dimensions: 2.625 in
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