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Written Assignment Unit 1 In an essay compare and contrast the sculptures below, considering the effect the intended purpose or function has on the appearance of the sculptures. Statue of Memi and Sabu: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/48.111 Seated Statue of Gudea: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/59.2 Your essay should be a minimum of 400 words. Essays should be well-written and organized and contain an introduction and conclusion. Please proofread your work for spelling, syntax and grammatical errors. All sources used must be properly cited in a works cited list.

Art and every form its structures are normally deciphered by us people in quite certain and changing ways. One individual can take a gander at a drawing of a dusk and feel like the oranges and red draw out a fire and a horrible kind of emanation. Another can take a gander at similar picture and consider quiet and sentimental undertones. This educates us concerning ourselves and the recollections we have in the rear of our heads. As per Oxford Dictionary (n.d) a sculpture is characterized as the craft of making a few dimensional delegate or unique structures, particularly via cutting stone or wood or by projecting metal or mortar. Sculptures help to tell the historical backdrop of how individuals thought and the practices they directed. This method of communicating was more significant in ancient times as contradict to current times where we have the advantage of composing books, online journals and considerably more are promptly accessible. This essay will look to analyze two figures of ancient times, the Egyptian sculpture of Memi and Sabu and the sculpture of Gudea from the Neo – Sumerian culture.

The statue of Memi and Sabu, “evokes the intimacy of Memi and his companion, Sabu, although she is set somewhat apart by her oblique gaze” (The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu, n.d). The Egyptian sculpture was gone back to the Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, ca. 2575–2465 B.C. It is a sculpture that was painted with limestone and speaks to a non-royal couple; nonetheless, the engraving on the sculpture recommends they had imperial associate. Their status is additionally affirmed by the manner by which the couple are wearing normal garments and the reality they are not standing or sitting in any situation of eminence like the sculpture of Gudea. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2013). Furthermore, the sculpture of Memi and Sabu speaks to a couple dependent on different sculptures of comparative nature. The fact that they are a couple is upheld by the way that Memi (husband) gives Sabu the (wife) a warm grasp. This demonstration of closeness likely clarifies why Memi remains with his feet together rather than the manly stepping present where the left leg is marginally exceptional. Additionally, Memi is very nearly a head taller than Sabu and the assemblage of Memi is marginally more jutted than Sabu's body. This sculpture was covered with non-royal dead in a shrouded chamber so the soul would have some place to profit by food and endowments brought to them.

The statue of Gudea, then again is a sculpture that was made between 2150–2100 B.C, in the Neo-Sumerian culture. Not at all like the sculpture of Memi and Sabu that spoke to non-royals, the sculpture of Gudea spoke to one of the legends of the Neo – Sumerian culture, Gudea of Lagash(The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d). The citizens believed him to be a middle person among themselves and God. Gudea is portrayed in the situated posture of a ruler before his subjects, his hands collapsed in a conventional offer of welcome and prayer (Mesopotamia,n.d). His feet are not contacting the ground representing a man of incredible force and regard. Gudea of Lagash is known to have built sanctuaries in latter-day Iraq. This sculpture was not covered with the dead like the sculpture of Memi and Sabu, rather the sculpture of Gudea was made to represent the wish that their ruler may live long and to put the sculptures in the temples Gudea assembled. Both of these figures accomplished their planned reason and had the option to tell the historical backdrop of antiquated occasions. The sculpture of Memi and Sabu portrayed a caring couple yet accentuated the manliness of Memi while the sculpture of Gudea, strengthened the possibility of

devotion and power. One had a more spiritual and paranormal function while another was just a respectful tribute. These and many other forms of art can be interpreted in many different ways, but knowing their history, purpose and meaning can really help put things into perspective for us.

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The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu. (n.d.). Retrieved November 17, 2020, from http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/48.111. Sculpture. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2020, from https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/sculpture Mesopotamia. (n.d.). Statue of Gudea. Retrieved November 18, 2020, from https://arthistoryproject.com/timeline/the-ancient-world/mesopotamia/statue-of-gudea/ Statue of Gudea. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2020, from https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/329072...