Description: The British Museum, Room 6 - Assyrian Sculpture

Stelae and statues from four generations of Assyrian kings: Ashurnasirpal II, Shalmaneser III, Shamshi-Adad V and Adad-Nirari III; the famous Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, the White Obelisk (about 1050 BC?), Ashurnasirpal II's gigantic lion from the entrance to the Ishtar Temple and reliefs from the Temple of Ninurta, and reliefs of Tiglath-pileser III; almost all come from Nimrud.

Author: Mujtaba Chohan E-mail: m.chohan@gmail.com Source: British Museum Visit

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