Assyrian terracotta brick

Made:
860-825 BCE in Assyria
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Assyrian terracotta brick, inscribed with cuneiform script
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Assyrian terracotta brick, inscribed with cuneiform script
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Assyrian terracotta brick, inscribed with cuneiform script
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Assyrian terracotta brick, inscribed with cuneiform script
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Assyrian terracotta brick, inscribed with cuneiform script
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Assyrian terracotta brick, inscribed with cuneiform script
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Assyrian terracotta brick, inscribed with cuneiform script
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Assyrian terracotta brick, inscribed with cuneiform script
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Assyrian terracotta brick, inscribed with cuneiform script, made during reign of Shalmaneser II, Assyria, 860BC-825BC

Carbon-intensive fired bricks were first used in Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago.

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A21631
Materials:
complete and terracotta
Measurements:
overall: 161 mm x 364 mm x 130 mm, 11 kg
type:
bricks
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust