The replica of the Lamassu – the Winged Bull which protected the North West Palace of Ashurnasirpal in the archaeological site of Nimurd (Iraq) before being destroyed by ISIS – will be exhibited in front of the main entrance of UNESCO headquarters until January 2018.
The full-size reproduction of the statue was produced thanks to state-of-the-art 3D printing techniques by “Associazione Incontro di Civiltà” presided by Mr. Francesco Rutelli, with the support of the “Fondazione Terzo Pilastro – Italia e Mediterraneo”. It will be donated to the Iraqi Government at the end of the exhibition.
After the inauguration, Francesco Rutelli was a guest of honor at the UNESCO event titled “Responding to cultural cleasing, Preventing violent extremism”
https://en.unesco.org/events/responding-cultural-cleansing-preventing-violent-extremism
For further information:
https://en.unesco.org/events/inauguration-replica-human-headed-winged-bull-nimrud-0
Press release:
http://www.artemagazine.it/attualita/item/5472-il-toro-di-nimrud-torna-a-vivere-a-parigi
