Brick

Two parts of a rectangular broken brick are placed together along the fault. The face of the brick is molded and painted yellow with a stripe of light blue on the right. The top of the brick, visible in the photograph, is unpainted gray-brown clay. The brick is photographed against a black background.

Brick

Description:
Brick with the underbelly of a bull
Medium:
Molded and glazed baked clay
Location:
Ezida Temple, Borsippa (modern Birs Nimrud), Iraq
Dimensions:
H. 8 cm; W. 33 cm; D. 22 cm
Date:
Neo-Babylonian Period, ca. 600–539 BCE
Inventory Number:
VA Bab 00659
Lender:
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Vorderasiatisches Museum; Photo: Olaf M. Teßmer