The Iron Man statue is a 24 centimeters, 10 kilograms sculpture depicting the Buddhist deity Vaiśravaṇa made from First Civilization material.[1] Prior to World War II, the artifact was stolen from Tibet by Adolf Hitler's SS during their search for the origins of the Aryan race.[2]
With influence from Abstergo Industries, the media falsely reported that the statue was made from a meteorite that crashed to the Earth 15,000 years ago. After applauding Erica Nichols for her work, Alan Rikkin ordered Laetitia England to get the statue back.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files: "The Iron Man"
- ↑ The Guardian: Priceless Tibetan Buddha statue looted by Nazis was carved from meteorite