Stones of various sizes are being restored at the museum, some bearing etchings of animal paws or wings.
Parts of the broken statue of the ancient Mesopotamian "lamassu" human-headed winged bull being reassembled at the Mosul Museum in Iraq's northern city. All photos by AFP
Ancient artefacts in the Iraqi museum were smashed to pieces when ISIS fighters seized the northern city of Mosul in 2014
A worker at the Mosul Museum tries to reassemble from broken fragments a larger artefact bearing cuneiform inscriptions, at the museum in Iraq's northern city on December 14, 2021. - In the damaged Mosul Museum, Iraqis supported by French restoration workers sort through the fragments of 2,500-year-old remains destroyed by jihadists, part of efforts aiming for reconstruction. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)
Fragments of writing or straight lines help the teams put together some pieces, like a giant jigsaw.
The destroyed remains of the mihrab, or prayer niche, of the Mosque of Banat Al Hassan undergoing restoration at the museum.
Part of a statue of the ancient Mesopotamian "lamassu" human-headed winged bull being reconstructed at the museum.
A worker takes notes while analysing artefact fragments to be reconstructed and reassembled.
Stones of various sizes are being restored at the museum, some bearing etchings of animal paws or wings.
Parts of the broken statue of the ancient Mesopotamian "lamassu" human-headed winged bull being reassembled at the Mosul Museum in Iraq's northern city. All photos by AFP
Ancient artefacts in the Iraqi museum were smashed to pieces when ISIS fighters seized the northern city of Mosul in 2014
A worker at the Mosul Museum tries to reassemble from broken fragments a larger artefact bearing cuneiform inscriptions, at the museum in Iraq's northern city on December 14, 2021. - In the damaged Mosul Museum, Iraqis supported by French restoration workers sort through the fragments of 2,500-year-old remains destroyed by jihadists, part of efforts aiming for reconstruction. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)
Fragments of writing or straight lines help the teams put together some pieces, like a giant jigsaw.
The destroyed remains of the mihrab, or prayer niche, of the Mosque of Banat Al Hassan undergoing restoration at the museum.
Part of a statue of the ancient Mesopotamian "lamassu" human-headed winged bull being reconstructed at the museum.
A worker takes notes while analysing artefact fragments to be reconstructed and reassembled.
Stones of various sizes are being restored at the museum, some bearing etchings of animal paws or wings.