The statue of Memi and Sabu and The Seated Statue of Gudea are both historic beautiful pieces that show a little bit of what life may have been like thousands of years ago. There are some very obvious similarities such as that they are both statues‚ and both of the figures depicted appear to be humans. However‚ beyond that there are some similarities and differences that help the viewer make strong inferences about the culture and what the artist was trying to depict. The first similarity
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As I observed and compared these two sculptures and the write up attached to each of them‚ I tend to believe they are from relatively closed periods of time: The Statue of Memi and Sabu is dated from around the year ca. 2575-2465 B.C.‚ while the Statute of Gudea is dated from around 2150-2100 B.C. The latter being considered New-Sumerian Art‚ while the former hails from the Old Kingdom Dynasty 4. The inscription on each one of them also projects the idea that art (statutes in particular) in the
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word for religion. They did believe in gods‚ but there was no word for religion; it was just their way of life. One of these civilizations was the Sumerians. At the museum I saw a stone with a picture of a worshiper pouring a libation before a seated god. A libation is a drink poured out as an offering to a deity. The Sumerians were polytheistic‚ and there gods were invisible‚ however‚ they were in human
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The Egyptian statue of Memi and Sabu‚ and the Sumerian statue of Gudea‚ are two sculptures that can be easily compared. Their relative geographical proximity‚ and their history age must be taken in account for any type of comparison. As shown in the below image‚ both works belong to middle east area with no more than 500 years between their realization. It’s therefore understandable that the crafting style is similar in many aspects. Even a non-expert person‚ can notice similarities in the carvings
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Memi and Sabu‚ the other Statue of Gudea‚ both sculptures have similarities as well as distinct differences. Each sculpture can be likened to the other by the fact that they served a functionary role. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s website The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu was a frequent find within tombs of the ancient Egyptian culture. (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History‚ 2016). The article went on to explain that the peoples of this time believed the statue to be able to house the
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The Compare and Contrast of Two Statues Upon first glance of the two statues‚ “The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu” and “The Statue of Gudea‚” their similarities and differences may not be quite apparent to the eye of an observer. However‚ when taking a closer look into the style of the pieces‚ as well as into the finer details and‚ in these examples specifically‚ the body positioning‚ we can delve into a deeper understanding of what the artists intended for us to see and feel from their creations
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the acquaintances of royalty‚ but their dressing and stance indicates that they were not royalty. This sculpture was buried with the hope that the spirits would benefit from the gifts and food that would be brought to them. The sculpture of Gudea is from the Neo-Sumerian period‚ dated 2090 B.C. It
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First contrast is the time when those two statues made‚ the Memi and Sabu date between 2575 and 2465 BC‚ Egypt. An era where the commission of nonroyal sculptures was popular.1(The Met‚ ND) The Gudea figure date from 2090 BC‚ found in the Mesopotamia territory. This piece was commissioned by Gudea to be part of the reconstructed temples; it is evident by the inscription on his robe.2(The Met‚ ND) The differences in the medium; diorite‚ used in the Gudea sculpture‚ is relatively rare rock especially
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Stonehenge: In England… features in Arthutian legend and in other novels… built during the Neolithic‚ meaning new stone 2950-1600 BCE Middle Eastern Art BCE Dates: Sumerian/Mesopotamian/Old Babylonian – present day Iraq 4‚000 – 1‚925 BC Hittite – from Turkey 1‚500 – 700 BC control overlaps with Assyrian Assyrian – drive out Hittites 1‚000 – 612 BC Neo-Babylonian/Chaldean – 605 – 562 BC Persian – (present day Iran) 538 – 330 BC Innovations of the culture: Plough‚ cuneiform‚ developed tax
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EXAM I VOCABULARY Paleolithic and Neolithic Vocabulary to Know: * Paleolithic – 40‚000-8‚000 BC Old Stone Age‚ mankind produced * Neolithic – New Stone Age 1. Comes about at different times at different locations due to ice age ending unevenly 1. Development of organized system of agriculture (replacing hunting gathering community) 1. Domestication of animals 1. Permanent architecture (year round settlements) * Iconography – pictoral representations * sculpture
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