Tablet

Tablet, ca. 2000 BCE

  • Babylonian, Mesopotamian

Baked clay

  • Framed: Overall: 1 5/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/2 inches (4.1 × 3.2 × 1.3 cm)

Gift of Lillian Henkel Haass

37.51

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

  • Babylonian
  • Clay
  • Terracotta
  • Cuneiform
  • Tablet
  • Rectangular

Details

Provenance

Mrs. Lillian Henkel Haass; 1937-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Rights Status

Babylonian, Mesopotamian, Tablet, ca. 2000 BCE, baked clay. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Lillian Henkel Haass, 37.51.

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