View of the Babylon site by Walter Andrae

Aquarelle montrant la colline de Babylone avant les fouilles.
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This watercolor by Walter Andrae (1875-1956), one of the archaeologists who excavated the site of Babylon in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is entitled "Morning between 5.30 and 7 o'clock" andrepresents the tell (hill) of Babylon seen from the southeast, in 1902.

(Watercolour; H. 25.2 cm, W. 35.3cm; Berlin, Staatsbibliothek; SKP, Andrae Bequest 15/25)

© Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz

© Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz

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