Terracotta foundation prism of Sennacherib

694 BC · Assyria

Terracotta foundation prism of Sennacherib, from Assyria, dated 694 BC. It was found at Nineveh. Today it is kept at the British Museum, London.

Date

694 BC

Civilization

Assyria

Found at

Nineveh

Where it is today

British Museum, London

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