REIGN OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR II (604-562 B.C.)

细节

A BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM POTTERY BRICK FRAGMENT
REIGN OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR II (604-562 B.C.)
With impressed inscription, with part of the standard inscription
7½ in. (19 cm.) square approx.

来源

Acquired by the present owner's grandfather, F.S.A. (d. 1968).

注意事项

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.

拍品专文

The complete inscription reads "Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, who provides for Esagila and Ezida, the eldest son of Nabopolassar, King of Babylon, am I". Esagila was the temple of Marduk, the principal god of Babylon, while Ezida was the temple of the god Nabu in the nearby town of Borsippa. Amongst Nebuchadnezzar's exploits was the capture of Jerusalem in 597 B.C., taking its king, Jehoiachin, into exile in Babylon.