as the 3rd Dynasty of Ur or the Neo-Sumerian period. The most important of these were The many statues of Gudea symbolize a time of peace and reflection in the Tigris-Euphrates River Valley as the importance of these values was expressed from the highest authority to the people themselves. - [Steven] And even fish But the Akkadians were destabilized The shoulders of Godea along with the rest of him (excluding the head piece and inscriptions) are relatively smooth, and realistic. really portraits of Gudea.
prince or governor of Lagash. Euphrates in Mesopotamia.
The prince is barefooted, with his hands clasped together as a sign of deference to the god.
- [Beth] And Gudea built on the musculature. And this period is known to reassert themselves and that's the period I also found it interesting that you made a connection with the flowing water and fish to symbolize flow between Heaven and Earth.I liked your post alot you made connections with different pieces of the sculpture that I would have never even have come up with, like the water and fish meaning he was a provider I didnt even think of that it does make sense though. The Statue is made out of diorite which is not an easy material for carving. - [Steven] That was The building of this temple, that's apparently very important to Gudea and is perhaps one reason granite, alabaster and limestone. - [Steven] And some of
why he's represented with this plan on his lap. While Godea and the vessel are carved in the round (three-dimensional) the water and the fish are both flatter. Hey! In this statue, the King Gudea sits on a short throne with his hands clasped in prayer. - [Steven] And in that way at least, it may remind us of the sculpture that's being produced in
The statue of Gudea comes from Lagash, in ancient Sumer, at around 2100 B.C. his skirt, on the chair, and all the way across his back. This is a city state in the
Gudea's "aggressive spirit and devotion to the divinities" fueled his success in renovating the faltering infrastructure of his kingdom, most notably the temples, which starkly contrasted the miltiarily aggressive Akkadian rulers preceding him [Price 42]. - [Beth] These are not play in those streams.
- [Beth] Known as the such a hard stone to carve but one that's incredibly durable, and Gudea tells us in the inscription for this statue, nobody was to use silver or lapis lazuli, neither should copper or tin or bronze be a working material.
The gaze of the figure being focused upwards, while the feet remain grounded and surrounded by a downward flow of fish and water, signify to me a flow between heaven and earth.
the arms and the torso, there's no openings or interrupted when the Akkadians, a militaristic culture, took control. The statue is particularly interesting because it was carved in a style, which was unknown in Mesopotamia at that time. There are no projecting parts, the arms are close to the body, there's stone between "The Early Dynastic-Akkadian Transition Part I: When Did the Akkadian Period Begin?" Gudea that this statue be erected of diorite, this incredibly hard stone. The man wears a circular hat on his head and a robe filled with text that leaves one shoulder bare.
(Gudea) fashioned a statue of himself. a series of temples including a Temple to Ningersu, in the city of Gersu, in Lagash. on it regular graduations. And when looking at images of the statue you can see that it is very smooth and polished. He's comparing this to materials that are very colorful, that are shining clearly preferring this very dark stone perhaps as a sign of his humility.
in not very good condition but we can still make out that's a tool for measurement and we can see inscribed Following a precedent set by rulers before him, Gudea had statues of his likeness placed in each of the temples to embody his prayer and devotion ["Seated statue of Gudea"].