Fragment of a brick with relief decoration. Element of an unglazed panel with a depiction of a bull from the decoration of the Ishtar Gate. On the face side, plastic decoration with a depiction of two diagonally running spirally twisted curls of hair from the figures of bulls that decorated the walls of the Ishtar Gate in Babylon older unglazed phase. 1st half of the 6th century BC; Neo-Babylonian period. Babylon Iraq. Element of architectural decoration. Weight 810 g., A rough rectangular slab with an uneven, textured surface and worn edges sits on a plain background; the slab is primarily beige with areas of light tan and small darker gray and brown patches, showing a group of shallow rounded depressions and raised circular marks on its top face, along with scattered thin fibrous inclusions and small chips along the sides; the underside and edges reveal darker gray and brown discoloration and a few rough broken areas.
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Fragment of a brick with relief decoration. Element of an unglazed panel with a depiction of a bull from the decoration of the Ishtar Gate. On the face side, plastic decoration with a depiction of two diagonally running spirally twisted curls of hair from the figures of bulls that decorated the walls of the Ishtar Gate in Babylon older unglazed phase. 1st half of the 6th century BC; Neo-Babylonian period. Babylon Iraq. Element of architectural decoration. Weight 810 g., A rough rectangular slab with an uneven, textured surface and worn edges sits on a plain background; the slab is primarily beige with areas of light tan and small darker gray and brown patches, showing a group of shallow rounded depressions and raised circular marks on its top face, along with scattered thin fibrous inclusions and small chips along the sides; the underside and edges reveal darker gray and brown discoloration and a few rough broken areas.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A02_029

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Fragment brick relief decoration Element unglazed panel depiction bull decoration Ishtar Gate face side plastic decoration two diagonally running spirally twisted curls hair figures bulls decorated walls Babylon older unglazed phase 1st half 6th century BC Neo-Babylonian period Babylon Iraq architectural decoration Weight 810 g rough rectangular slab uneven textured surface worn edges sits plain background slab primarily beige areas light tan small darker gray brown patches showing group shallow rounded depressions raised circular marks top face scattered thin fibrous inclusions small chips sides underside reveal darker gray brown discoloration rough broken areas.

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