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The Babylonian Marriage Market
The Babylonian Marriage Market is an 1875 painting by the British painter Edwin Long of young women being auctioned into marriage. It received attention for its provocative depiction of women being sold and its attention to historical detail. 
The painting was inspired by a passage in the "Histories" by Herodotus, and the artist painstakingly copied some of the images from Assyrian artefacts in the British Museum. The composition is also influenced by Victorian painting auctions.
The painting made its public debut at the Royal Academy in
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History In antiquity.
In antiquity, markets were typically situated in the town's centre. The market was surrounded by alleyways inhabited by skilled artisans, such as metal-workers, leather workers and carpenters. These artisans may have sold wares directly from their premises, but also prepared goods for sale on market days.
Across ancient Greece market places ("agorai") were to be found in most city states, where they operated within the "agora" (open