Ca. 560 BCA 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. 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. For similar examples, see Christie's Sale 5951, Antiquities Including the Plesch Collection of Ancient Glass, 28 April 2009, London, South Kensington; also The British Museum. Size: L:215mm / W:135mm ; 850gProvenance: Propert of a London Ancient Art gallery; formerly acquired in 2003 in Paris from A. Kotlar. He has had the items since the 1970s and it was in a French collection since the 1950s or 1960s.