British Museum’s ancient Syrian refugee who became king goes online

A 3,500-year-old statue of a refugee from Aleppo that has not left the British Museum (BM) in nearly 80 years because of conservation concerns is now accessible to anyone with an internet connection. The London gallery collaborated with Factum Foundation to produce precise 3D renderings of the BMs statue of Idrimia refugee from Syria who rose to be the king of Alalakh, in southern Turkeyusing the latest photogrammetry and 3D-scanning techniques. The 3D scans and digital model of the artefact ar