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Author Topic: The Lion of Al-lāt Rises From the Rubble  (Read 958 times)

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Offline ThatParthianGuy

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The Lion of Al-lāt Rises From the Rubble
« on: October 26, 2017, 09:01:38 pm »
Hello all,

Back in 2015, a unique lion statue representing the Arabian goddess Al-lāt was bulldozed during the ISIS occupation of the ancient city of Palmyra. Although much of Palmyra's heritage is lost forever, the same Polish archaeologists that discovered the lion in the 70s managed to restore him, and he's back from the dead and on display in Damascus. Part of the statue's Aramaic inscription is missing now, and the lion has some scuffs in his nose, but other than that he looks no different.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/palmyra-lion-of-allat-statue-damaged-by-is-now-stands-proud-in-damascus-20171001-gyseh9.html

I was able to visit the replica of Palmyra's triumphal arch of Septimius Severus in New York City last year. Palmyra's history is in intensive care, but hopefully it will come back one day. It's reassuring that amidst all the chaos in Syria, we have the lion again as a beacon of hope.

-Zeki


Offline stevex6

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Re: The Lion of Al-lāt Rises From the Rubble
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2017, 10:16:45 pm »
Super cool statue ... thanks for posting

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