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WESTERN ASIATIC TEMPLE BRICK INSCRIBED FOR NEBUCHADNEZZAR - WITH REPORT

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WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE STAMP SEAL - ORIGINAL LAMBERT REPORT: Ca. 2200-1800 BC. The face is flat, and the back rises steeply to a stalk handle surmounted by a pierced oval loop. The design on the face is linear and consists of two opposite V-shapes, one containi

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WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE STAMP SEAL - ORIGINAL LAMBERT REPORT: Ca. 2000-1600 BC. This has a round flat face and a back which rises gently to the base of a stalk handle which ends in a pierced round loop. The design is linear and consists of a central circle joine

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WESTERN ASIATIC TEMPLE BRICK INSCRIBED FOR NEBUCHADNEZZAR - WITH REPORT

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Ca. 560 BC A terracotta temple foundation brick of Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, rectangular with fourteen columns of cuneiform text mentioning the foundation of a temple by Nebuchadnezzar II. Translating as King of Babylon provisioner of Esagil and Ezida prime son of Nabopolassar, King of Babylon and Ebabbara, the temple of Shamash in Larsa..[...} Both the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem's temple are ascribed to him. He is featured in the Book of Daniel and is mentioned in several other books of the Bible. Item comes with a professional historical report from Ancient Report Specialists. Size: L:209mm / W:130mm ; 1Kg Provenance: Property of an East Sussex gentleman, purchased from private collection L.H, Staffordshire; formerly in a private collection since 1980.