A photograph genuinely shows a 2,700-year-old Assyrian deity statue that was discovered in Iraq in 1992, intentionally buried, and uncovered again in 2023.

Italy has donated a reconstructed Assyrian statue to Iraq in a gesture former culture minister Francesco Rutelli described as a “miracle” of Italian cultural diplomacy. Constructed in the ...

Each panel depicts a cultic scene involving a procession of statues of the seven principal Assyrian deities—Ashur, Mullissu, Sin, Nabu, Shamash, Adad, and Ishtar—standing atop striding animals.

More than 2,700 years ago, Assyrian king Sargon II ordered the construction of his own city in what is now Iraq. Known as Dur Sharrukin, or modern day Khorsabad, the sprawling capital city was ...

More than 2,700 years ago, Assyrian king Sargon II ordered the construction of his own city in what is now Iraq. Known as Dur Sharrukin, or modern day Khorsabad, the sprawling capital city was ...

More than 2,700 years ago, Assyrian king Sargon II ordered the construction of his own city in what is now Iraq. Known as Dur Sharrukin, or modern day Khorsabad, the sprawling capital city was ...

The statues depicted the head of a human with a beard on the body of a bull or lion with wings. The monuments were carved by artisans from stone and could weigh 40 tons or more, experts said.

The Iraqi government has worked to repatriate smuggled artifacts in recent years. The city of Khorsabad, where the lamassu is located, was one of several ancient sites targeted by the Islamic State.

Italy has donated a reconstructed Assyrian statue to Iraq in a gesture former culture minister Francesco Rutelli described as a “miracle” of Italian cultural diplomacy.