Lot Essay
The donor is Kurigalzu, one of the Kassite kings of Babylon, most probably Kurigalzu II (reigned circa 1332-1308 B.C.).
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14TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A KASSITE BROWN AND WHITE AGATE INSCRIBED PENDANT
14TH CENTURY B.C.
Engraved with four lines of late Sumerian cuneiform text reading: "To (the god) Ishtaran, his lord, Kurigalzu, gave (this)", pierced for suspension, edge chips
1½ x 1 5/16 in. (3.9 x 3.3 cm.)
14TH CENTURY B.C.
Engraved with four lines of late Sumerian cuneiform text reading: "To (the god) Ishtaran, his lord, Kurigalzu, gave (this)", pierced for suspension, edge chips
1½ x 1 5/16 in. (3.9 x 3.3 cm.)
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