A Neo-Babylonian clay dedicatory cuneiform cone
A Neo-Babylonian clay dedicatory cuneiform cone
Circa 2000-1500 B.C.
With twenty lines of text, of conical form, with flattened head, tapering to a flat point, 8.4cm high
Provenance:
Collection of the renowned Iraqi architect Said Ali Madhloom (1921-2017), brought to the UK in 1981; and thence by descent to the current owners.
There is a dedicatory cone of similar form in the British Museum, collection no. 1908,0411.94.
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A Neo-Babylonian clay dedicatory cuneiform cone
Circa 2000-1500 B.C.
With twenty lines of text, of conical form, with flattened head, tapering to a flat point, 8.4cm high
Provenance:
Collection of the renowned Iraqi architect Said Ali Madhloom (1921-2017), brought to the UK in 1981; and thence by descent to the current owners.
There is a dedicatory cone of similar form in the British Museum, collection no. 1908,0411.94.
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