Situated with the Statue of Gilgamesh is a bronze plaque with an inscription of the story of Gilgamesh , which reads : The statue was sculpted by Lewis Batros , whose other sculptures are exhibited in Fairfield and Sydney Olympic Park in Australia , in Moscow , and in the US . He has done many Assyrian-inspired works , some of which have been controversial , including a monument to Assyrian victims of genocide commissioned by Fairfield council . He obtained a degree in fine art in 1986 and migrated to Australia in 1990 . Many of Batros ' works take inspiration from Assyrian heritage , stories , art and culture
Assyrian victims of genocide
Assyrian genocide
Statue of Gilgamesh, University of Sydney