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LOT 0189
Temple Brick Section of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon
CIRCA 604-562 B.C.
7 1/8 in. (1 kg, 18 cm).
Fragment of a rectangular ceramic brick with remains of six columns of cuneiform text with broad margins.
ProvenanceFrom the K.H. Wilson collection, Basildon, UK, before 1991.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by an information sheet, translation, and original signed letter from Dr I L Finkel at the British Museum dated 18 March 1991.
Cf. cuneiform text relating to Nebuchadnezzar II and the restorations at Babylon on a terracotta cylinder from Babylon and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.86.11.282.
FootnotesThe construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem's temple are ascribed to Nebuchadnezzar II. He is featured in the Book of Daniel and is mentioned in several other books of the Bible.
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LOT 0189
Temple Brick Section of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,250
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Circa 1894-1595 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £540
With large central hole, incised frieze of a standing nude hero facing and a figure in tiered floor-length garment, two columns of cuneiform text to the rear. 9.18 grams, 28 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.033. London collection, 2016. -
Luristan Bronze Peacock Pendant
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Modelled in the round with hollow to the underside, long neck with collar and loop to the rear. 25.5 grams, 59 mm
From a North Yorkshire, UK, private collection. Acquired from Adam Partridge Auctioneers, Macclesfield, UK. Property of Mr A.B., an American collector. -
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including tabular, tubular, annular, oblate and other beads in glass, agate, lapis lazuli and other materials. 154 grams total, 1-29 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
