Face of a Colossal Figure at The British Museum, London
Face of a Colossal Figure at The British Museum, London
3D
Published 2015-10-13T17:49:39+00:00
This carved stone face probably came from the head of a sphinx made from other materials, such as wood and metal. King Sennacherib describes several colossal statues in his new palace made in this way. Such colossal sphinxes were thought to have supernatural protective powers.
(source; british museum)
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Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)
Print with some supports.
| Date de publication | 13/10/2015 |
| Durée d’impression | 180 - 240 minutes |
| Quantité de filament | 80 grams |
| Dimensions | 85x62x130 mm |
| Technologie | FDM |
| Titre | Face of a Colossal Figure |
| Date | 700BC-695BC |
| Dimension | Height: 60 centimetres Width: 40 centimetres Thickness: 23 centimetres |
| Accession | 118909 |
| Période | Neo-Assyrian |
| Medium | stone |
| Record | http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=369047&partId=1&searchText=118909&page=1 |
| Localisation | British Museum |
