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Tabletcirca 1900 B.C.

Not on view
Clay tablet covered in cuneiform script arranged in horizontal rows, with rounded corners and a warm terra-cotta surface
Clay tablet with rounded rectangular form, densely covered in cuneiform script arranged in horizontal rows across the entire face, reddish-tan clay with visible grit inclusions.

Unknown, Tablet, circa 1900 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Herbert R. Cole Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Tablet
Place Made
Anatolia
Date Made
circa 1900 B.C.
Medium
Clay
Dimensions
1 15/16 x 1 7/8 in. (4.9 x 4.8 cm)
Credit Line
Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number
M.84.31.3
Classification
Tablets
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient

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