Collaborative Research Conducted by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Republic of Iraq Produces New Findings on Ancient Artmaking Technique

Collaborative Research Conducted by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Republic of Iraq Produces New Findings on Ancient Artmaking Technique

Ongoing technical examination by HE-CT scanning is providing new insight into one of the earliest known examples of hollow core lost wax casting, furthering appreciation of the advanced art making techniques that were a hallmark of ancient Mesopotamia – The Met debuted a short form documentary that captures the collaboration between the Museum and Iraqi colleagues in researching this ancient metal sculpture using advanced imaging technology – As part of this collaboration, The Met in…