BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi National Museum inaugurated two renovated halls adorned with life-size stone statues on Thursday, highlighting the rich history of a country once again shattered by war. The ...
An ancient lamassu was excavated after it was buried in Iraq, officials said. Mustafa Yahya and Alaa Thamer via Iraq's General Authority for Antiquities and Heritage More than 2,700 years ago, ...
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Stunning 2,700-Year-Old Sculpture Unearthed in Iraq
Archaeologists have unearthed a stunning 2,700-year-old sculpture in Iraq, uncovering new details about the ancient Assyrian civilization. The incredible find, a lamassu-a mythical creature with the ...
The museum said its enhanced effort to study the provenance of items in its collection had turned up evidence that the statue of a Sumerian man was the property of Iraq. By Graham Bowley The ...
"Man carrying a box, possibly for offerings" (c. 2,900–2,600 BCE), Sumerian, copper alloy (image courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art) The 14-inch-high statue shows a man carrying a box on his head, a ...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Nearly six years after Iraqis and U.S. soldiers toppled grandiose monuments erected by Saddam Hussein, Iraq plans to put up 100 new art works it hopes will stand as affirmations of ...
TIKRIT, Iraq -- Forehead resting on his palm, a weary American soldier kneels before a makeshift memorial -- a fallen comrade's helmet, rifle and boots. Nearby, a young Iraqi girl reaches for his ...
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