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Clay Token - Elam's and Mesopotamia heartlands Sumerian counting system: type I numeral 100 or 3600
| Location | Mesopotamia / Elam |
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| Year | 4000 BC - 3100 BC |
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| Composition | Clay composite |
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| Obverse description | A plain, roughly spherical clay token with an uneven, heavily textured surface showing the natural fired clay composite material. No intentional design device or inscription is present; the form itself — a sphere — served as the counting symbol, representing the numeral 100 or 3600 in the proto-Sumerian accounting system. |
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| Reverse description | Plain spherical clay surface, consistent with the obverse in texture and composition, showing no intentional design or inscription. The uniform spherical form is the sole communicative element of this ancient counting token. |
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| Mintage | ND (4000 BC - 3100 BC) - Period of Uruk - (clay bullae) |
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