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The monumental Assyrian deity was intentionally buried to keep it safe from looters and attacks by ISIS, and has finally been recovered.

Archaeologists hope to reunite the 18-ton torso of the Assyrian deity with its head, severed by smugglers decades ago

An archaeologist said that he was surprised to find the intact statute of the Assyrian deity in Iraq as these large sculptures are usually found in Egypt or Cambodia.

Since its first excavation in 1992, the remarkably well-preserved lamassu sculpture has survived multiple attacks on cultural heritage in the region.

I never unearthed anything this big in my life before, says French archaeologist

Archaeologists unearth a monumental lamassu in ancient Khursbad, Iraq; an Assyrian deity with a human head, bird wings, and a lion/bull body.

MOSUL (AFP) – A dig in northern Iraq has unearthed a 2,700-year-old alabaster sculpture of the winged Assyrian deity Lamassu, which was found intact despite its large dimensions. Only the head was missing and that was already in the collection of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad after being confiscated by customs officers from smugglers in […]

A recent dig in northern Iraq has uncovered an astonishing 2700 years old sculpture of the divine winged deity, Lamassu, standing 18 tonnes heavy and

The 2,700-year-old lamassu—a protective deity—had been excavated previously, in 1992, but was reburied for its protection

A 2,700-year-old Assyrian lamassu—a protective deity sculpture—was recently re-excavated in Iraq, astounding experts with its size and condition.