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LOT 0904

Babylonian Nebuchadnezzar II Period Glazed Clay Brick Fragment

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.

2 1/4 in. (52 grams, 58 mm).

Comprising a polychrome surface to one side forming a corner; an old inked inscription 'BABYLON' to the reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970-1990.
Ex collection of a deceased gentleman by descent to his family.

Literature

Cf. Fügert, A., Gries, H., Glazed Brick Decoration in the Ancient Near East, Proceedings of a Workshop at the 11th International Congress of the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (Munich) in April 2018, Berlin, 2020, figs.1, 7, 9, for similar fragments and discussion.

Footnotes

A tablet dated to the kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar II and recently published by Prof. Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin, gives detailed measurements for the inner city wall of Babylon, called Imgur-Enlil, naming landmarks like Zababa and Urash gates. Nebuchadnezzar II conquered Jerusalem in 586 B.C. and renewed his imperial city, building majestic new walls.

CONDITION

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LOT 0904

Babylonian Nebuchadnezzar II Period Glazed Clay Brick Fragment

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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