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Estatua de Gudea

ca. 2090 BCE
Not on view
Gudea fue gobernador de la ciudad-estado sumeria de Lagash, cuyo territorio incluía la antigua ciudad de Girsu, donde se encontró probablemente esta escultura. En las columnas verticales de signos cuneiformes inscritas en su túnica se lee: QUE LA VIDA DE GUDEA, CONSTRUCTOR DE LA CASA, SEA LARGA. Es probable que la imagen fuera colocada en un templo, donde su finalidad era representar al gobernante en perpetuidad, y la inscripción era tal vez una plegaria directa a las deidades de Lagash. La expresión grave del rostro y las manos entrelazadas evocan sentimientos de piedad y de calma perfectamente adecuados a la función de la estatua.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Estatua de Gudea
  • Periodo: Periodo neosumerio
  • Fecha: ca. 2090 a. C.
  • Geografía: Mesopotamia, probablemente de Girsu (actual Tello)
  • Material: Diorita
  • Dimensiones: a. 44 cm
  • Crédito: Fondo Harris Brisbane Dick, 1959
  • Número de inventario: 59.2
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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