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A Mesopotamian proto-cuneiform clay/earthenware tablet fragment.

Proto-cuneiform was one of the earliest forms of writing documented, firstly developed in Mesopotamia around the late 4th Millennium BC, by the Uruk civilisation. Proto-cuneiform consisted in simple drawings, symbols, images or pictographs

Measurements: 6cm length

Provenance: From a private London collection, pre 1990.

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Circa 4th-3rd Millennium BC

Mesopotamian Clay Proto-Cuneiform Tablet Fragment (4)

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37.5cl

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4.7cl

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Alcohol Percent List

57.1%

45.8%

58.4%

47.8%

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58.7%

53.8%

54.2%

55.5%

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