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Tower of Babel
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse description | Highly detailed relief depicting the construction of the Tower of Babel as a massive stepped ziggurat rising across the field, with numerous figures, animals, and building activity rendered on each tier. In the lower foreground, a draft animal pulls a heavily loaded cart driven by a worker. The engraver's signature appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | .L.GIES. |
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