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Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III

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Discovered by Austen Henry Layard. 

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Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III

The "Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III" is a black limestone Neo-Assyrian bas-relief sculpture from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), in northern Iraq, commemorating the deeds of King Shalmaneser III (reigned 858-824 BC).

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