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Ancient Mesopotamian Cuneiform Large Clay Tablet
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Pre AD 1000 item# 807822 (stock# a651)
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A nice Mesopotamiam clay tablet with cuneiform writing. Semi-translated by a leading Assyriologist and reads as an account of male and female donkeys.Measures 110mm height / 46mm diameter. Dating to Ur III circa 2100-2000 BC. One side intact with no restoration or repair. Reverse side of tablet shows minor loss and repair as seen in pictures, but does not deter the value and importance of this fine item. Posses a lovely ancient patina. Ex-private collection Melbourne Australia.
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Neolithic Chinese Jade Pi / Bi Disc Magnificent
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Pre AD 1000 item# 807544 (stock# a649)
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A superb large neolithic Chinese jade Bi disc. The mottled green and brown Jade posses beautiful light colouring, uneven surface with lovely patina, earth deposits in natural surface fractures, outer edge cut uneven and central hole drilled from both sides.Bi disc were buried with decesed, placed on top of chest to accompany decesed into afterlife. The pi (bi) disc is the representation of the sky. Dating to circa 4000-3000 BC Measures 313 mm diameter / 18mm thickness. Mounted on custom made display stand, very decorative sculpture. Guaranteed genuine. Ex-private Perth collection.
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