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WESTERN ASIATIC TERRACOTTA TEMPLE BRICK WITH CUNEIFORM - WITH REPORT

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WESTERN ASIATIC TERRACOTTA TEMPLE BRICK WITH CUNEIFORM - WITH REPORT

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Ca. 605 BC - 562 BC An Assyrian fragment of a Assyrian terracotta temple brick inscribed with written cuneiform which has been moulded to a high standard. This fragment is possibly from the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II who was a Chaldean king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, who reigned ca. 605 BC to 562 BC. Size: L:106mm / W:113mm ; 272.66g Provenance: Property of an East Sussex gentleman, purchased from private collection L.H, Staffordshire; formerly in a private collection since 1980.