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The Black Obelisk
- Unlike other artifacts, it’s not palace-centric
- Not found within palace walls; on the high citadel of Nimrud
- is public
- Maybe aspirational, but definitely instructive
- Content
- Tributaries carrying miniature “models” of other cities in Assyria
- Be able to show guests
- Highlight ownership & control
- Give the kings a lens to a wider world (often times they don’t get to see the cities they conquer)
- Tributaries carrying miniature “models” of other cities in Assyria
- Thronebase from Shalmaneser in Nimrud