This week, an American artist's recreation of an ancient Iraqi statue destroyed by ISIS was unveiled by London's mayor. The winged bull from artist Michael Rakowitz tells a story of the past and ...

The remains of one of Mosul Museum's Iamassu, a winged bull statue more than 2,500 years old. ... In other words, many of the statues smashed by sledgehammer-wielding ISIS fanatics were fakes.

A man uses a sledgehammer to break an ancient statue. ISIS Media Organization Screenshot . However, one of the statues destroyed, a stone bull with wings, is an original, believed to have been ...

2,700 year-old-city in northeastern Iraq, known for its colossal statues of winged bulls with human heads. Known damage: Iraqi antiquities director Qais Rasheed told Reuters: "The city walls were ...

Italy donates 3D-printed replica of statue destroyed by ISIS to Iraq. James Imam, CNN. Tue, February 13, 2024 at 10:00 AM UTC. ... (lion and winged-bull statues with bearded human heads). ...