Brick
![A rectangular brick with the left corner chipped off. The face of the brick is painted a faded blue color with signs of wear, and a white arrow-shaped cuneiform sign (pointing to the right) is painted in the center. The top and left side of the brick, visible in the photograph, are unpainted gray clay. The brick is photographed against a gray and black background.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/ishtar-gate/objects/brick-bi-1/@@images/05d4c9b3-ab5e-48cd-ab19-42ebca935276.jpeg)
Brick
- Description:
- Brick with cuneiform sign bi
- Medium:
- Glazed baked clay
- Location:
- El-Kasr Mound, Babylon, Iraq
- Dimensions:
- H. 7.5 cm; W. 25.5 cm; D.15.5 cm
- Date:
- Neo-Babylonian Period (probably reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 604–562 BCE)
- Inventory Number:
- VA Bab 07506
- Lender:
- Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Vorderasiatisches Museum; Photo: Olaf M. Teßmer