The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC). Assyrian, from Nimrud. Made of fine-grain Black limestone streaked with white. It records the king's campaigns, and tributes given to him.

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The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC). Assyrian, from Nimrud. Made of fine-grain Black limestone streaked with white. It records the king's campaigns, and tributes given to him.

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