Diorite boundary stone from the Temple of Marduk

c. 900–800 BC · Babylon

Diorite boundary stone from the Temple of Marduk, from Babylonia, dated c. 900–800 BC. It was found at Babylon. Today it is kept at the British Museum, London.

Date

c. 900–800 BC

Civilization

Babylon

Found at

Babylon

Where it is today

British Museum, London

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