'I've never unearthed anything this big in my life': Assyrian sculpture with rich history dug up in northern Iraq
The 2,700-year-old lamassu—a protective deity—had been excavated previously, in 1992, but was reburied for its protection
France General Ahmed Fakak Al Badrani Hadani Ditmars Paul Emile Botta Pascal Butterlin Saddam Hussein
Source: theartnewspaper.com