Tuesday, 18 June 2019

Collectors' Corner: UK Dealer Selling Iraqi Cuneiform, Where From?



UK dealer SimonWicks (ace-antiques, ancient- antiques) has some cunies to shift, right under the nose of the British archaeological community that is not going to lift a finger of protest or to help collectors differentiate kosher from dodgy. Snowflakes. Here you are:
EXTREMELY RARE ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN CLAY TABLET EARLY FORM OF WRITING 2000BC  Price: GBP 425.00 (Approximately US $533.65):
EXTREMELY RARE ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN CLAY TABLET, Round SHAPED VERY EARLY FORM OFF (sic) SCRIPT WRITING, VERY ARE (sic) WITH PICTORIAL SCENES, C2000 BC. PRIVATE c1970s CollectionX 9 x 8 CMS in diam. DAMAGE NONE WILL SHIP THIS ITEM WORKD (sic) WIDE THANK YOU [....] EVERYTHING I SELL IS AS THE LISTING AND PICTURES PROVIDED AND 100% ACCURATE.IF THE BUYER CHANGES HIS MIND YOU CAN ONLY RETURN THE GOODS IF THEY DO NOT MATCH THERE DESCRIPTION OR IF THE ITEM/GOODS ARE DAMAGED IN ANY WAY.BUYESRS CAN CONTACT VIA EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS THEY MIGHT HAVE REGUARDING ITEMS BEING SOLD ..THANK YOU..
With literacy skills like that, you can see why this gentleman entered the world of antiquities collecting and dealing. I think we have a number of "questions" about this item.



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