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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
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.
