Caption

Fragment of a brick with a cuneiform inscription, architectural element, cuneiform writing, Near Eastern architecture, Nebuchadnezzar II 604–562 BC, Eastern Gallic Scenography, ca. 604–ca. 562 BC, Babylonia, Borsippa, brick; weight 534 g; height 6 cm; width 15 cm; thickness 5 cm., A rectangular stone slab with an irregular broken edge, showing a rough, pitted surface and carved shallow grooves and linear incisions arranged in geometric groupings across its face; the stone displays a range of beige, tan, sandy brown, and pale gray tones with small darker brown and gray specks and patches; several vertical and horizontal groove groups create stepped and angular patterns, and a few shallow rounded indentations and chips appear along the perimeter, with one corner more jagged and eroded than the rest.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_240

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.4Mb (3.9Mb) / 18.9in x 8.9in / 5667 x 2675 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment brick cuneiform inscription architectural element cuneiform writing Near Eastern architecture Nebuchadnezzar II 604–562 BC Eastern Gallic Scenography ca 604–ca 562 Bc Babylonia Borsippa weight 534 g height 6 cm width 15 cm thickness 5 cm rectangular stone slab irregular broken edge showing rough pitted surface carved shallow grooves linear incisions arranged geometric groupings across face stone displays range beige tan sandy brown pale gray tones small darker brown gray specks patches several vertical horizontal groove groups create stepped angular patterns shallow rounded indentations chips perimeter corner jagged eroded rest.