Over 16 ft tall and weighs approx. 40 tons
They were originally in the Assyrian Palace of Sargon II ca. 750 BCE in Mesopotamia.
Limestone/ Mosul Alabaster
The tools needed to make a Lamassu were as simple as a chisel. The Lamassus are made by using the chisel and subtracting pieces of stone from it.
Lamassu
Lamassu figures of Assyria
WEll, there is the Empire State Building (but that's not really a STATUE) so a big statue in New York would definitely have to be the famous Statue Of Liberty!! lildancer99<33
The statue is an Assyrian protective deity, often depicted with a bull or lion's body, eagle's wings, and human's head. For the time, is wasn't so unusual but comparing it with modern statues or catholic statues, it is very different because of the animal body. Modern saints have a common human body.
An Easter Island statue, also known as a Moai, typically stands around 13 feet tall and weighs around 14 tons. Some of the largest Moai statues are over 30 feet tall and weigh up to 80 tons.
big statue of Jesus.
The Narmer or Menes head dress.
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Because it was to big to ship to New York as a whole statue.