5209. THE BLACK OBELISK.LIMESTONE OBELISK COMMEMORATES THE TRIUMPHS OF KING SHALMANESER III. DESCRIBING AND DEPICTING DEFEATED RULERS LIKE HAZAEL OF DAMASCUS (KINGS 8:7-15) AND JEHU THE SON OF OMRI THE KING OF ISRAEL. OTHER PANELS DEPICT PEOPLE OF VARRIOUS NATIONS IN THEY TYPICAL DRESSES BRINGING TRIBUTE TO THE KING.
Photograph by Zev Radovan
