Exhibit in Rome Features 3D Printed Replicas of Bull of Nimrud & More
An exhibition entitled "Rising From the Ashes: Ebla, Nimrud, Palmyra" opened yesterday at the Roman Colosseum and features 3D printed reproductions of three of the most notable architectural victims of recent war and terrorism: the Bull of Nimrud, a statue of a human-headed bull from the Northwest Palace in Nimrud, Iraq; the archive room of the Palace of Ebla in Syria; and part of a ceiling from the Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Syria. The exhibit is designed to invite discussion of the possibilities technology offers for the replication and restoration of damaged or destroyed artifacts - as well as to demonstrate that ISIS can't erase cultural history. Read more at 3DPrint.com: https://3dprint.com/151973/3d-printe...cts-colosseum/
