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Before its destruction in 2015, the Bull of Nimrud was an imposing depiction of a supernatural creature known as the lamassu located at the North West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at the ancient city of Nimrud.

22 August, 2024 - 13:00 Ben Scallan

Resurrecting the Bull of Nimrud: 3D-Printing Defies Iconoclastic Destruction

It isn’t hard to see why the Assyrians considered the massive and monumental Bull of Nimrud sculpture to be a guardian deity. Towering at an awe-inspiring 16 feet tall, this stone carving featured an...