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Figura maschile in piedi

ca. 2900–2600 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 202
La figura, con le mani giunte e i grandi occhi che fissano l’osservatore, è stata rinvenuta in un tempio, dove era stata seppellita a scopo rituale insieme ad altre undici statuette. Si pensa che originariamente il gruppo delle dodici figure rappresentasse dei fedeli in perpetua preghiera davanti alla loro divinità. La figura dalla testa voluminosa è caratterizzata dagli occhi sporgenti intarsiati con guscio di conchiglia e calcare nero. La barba rettangolare è delimitata su entrambi i lati da trecce stilizzate, mentre sia sui capelli che sulla barba si notano tracce del bitume originale. La statua è un esempio dello stile geometrico astratto di una certa scultura sumera, che coesisteva insieme ad opere più realistiche del periodo protodinastico.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Figura maschile in piedi
  • Periodo: I-II periodo protodinastico
  • Data: ca. 2900-2600 a.C.
  • Area geografica: Mesopotamia, rinvenuto ad Eshnunna (odierna Tell Asmar)
  • Materiale e tecnica: Pietra di gesso, conchiglia, calcare nero, bitume
  • Dimensioni: Alt. 29,5 cm
  • Crediti: Fletcher Fund, 1940
  • Numero d'inventario: 40.156
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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