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Limestone obelisk; rectangular, slightly tapering with a stepped apex; decorated with eight registers carved in low relief, representing scenes of warfare, hunts, processions of tributaries and ceremonial occasions associated with an Assyrian king best identified as Ashurnasirpal I; cuneiform inscription on two sides (A and D); ancient saw marks near the base and the condition of the stone implies that the lowermost 35 cm was formerly inserted into a socket; surfaces now considerably weathered and damaged.
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