Brick

Parts of a broken brick in three pieces are placed together along the faults to create the shape of a rough rectangle. The brick is painted in a faded and chipped black pigment, with white handwritten markings along the top of the brick's painted face. The brick is photographed against a black background.

Brick

Description:
Brick with fitters' marks and cuneiform inscription on reverse
Medium:
Glazed baked clay
Location:
Southern Palace, El-Kasr Mound, Babylon, Iraq
Dimensions:
H. 7.9 cm; W. 20.7 cm; D. 15.5 cm
Date:
Neo-Babylonian Period (probably reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 604–562 BCE)
Inventory Number:
VA 17454
Lender:
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Vorderasiatisches Museum; Photo: Olaf M. Teßmer