Iraqi forces take Nimrud from IS: why are its artefacts so significant?

SBS (2016). Iraqi forces take Nimrud from IS: why are its artefacts so significant?. SBS. 14 November.

Title Iraqi forces take Nimrud from IS: why are its artefacts so significant?
Publication Date 14th Nov 2016
Author
Source SBS
Country Iraq
Region West and Central Asia
Art type Sacred Art
Subject Destruction
Comments "IS says the ancient monuments are idols that violate the teachings of its extreme form of Sunni Islam, but still sells allegedly forbidden artefacts to fund its operations."
Link http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/11/14/iraqi-forces-take-nimrud-why-are-its-artefacts-so-significant
Permalink https://web.archive.org/web/20161118135130/http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/11/14/iraqi-forces-take-nimrud-why-are-its-artefacts-so-significant