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Detail from the Black Obelisk, of Shalmaneser III.

Detail from the Black Obelisk, of Shalmaneser III. A black limestone Assyrian sculpture with scenes in bas-relief and inscriptions. It comes from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), in northern Iraq, and commemorates the deeds of King Shalmaneser III (reigned 858-824 BC).
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Title: Detail from the Black Obelisk, of Shalmaneser III.
Caption: Detail from the Black Obelisk, of Shalmaneser III. A black limestone Assyrian sculpture with scenes in bas-relief and inscriptions. It comes from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), in northern Iraq, and commemorates the deeds of King Shalmaneser III (reigned 858-824 BC).
Credit: Album / World History Archive
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Image size: 5549 × 3779 px | 60.0 MB
Print size: 47.0 × 32.0 cm | 2184.6 × 1487.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ANCIENT • ARCHITECTURE: OBELISK • ASSYRIAN • BAS-RELIEF • BLACK • COLUMN • CUNEIFORM • IRAQ • KALHU • KING • NIMRUD • OBELISK • PALACE • RELIEF • ROCK • ROCKS • ROCKY • ROYAL • SCÈNES • SHALMANESER III • STONE • STONES • TEXT