sep 13, 2700 BC - Statues of Votive Figures
Description:
Date: 2,700 BCE
Artist: unkown
Medium: Gypsum inlaid with shell and black
limestone
Location:
original: Square Temple at Eshnunna, Iraq
current: Iraq Museum, and
the University of Chicago
Function:
- portable
- job was to pray for the owner at all times
- big eyes for it to like at the gods
Form:
- detailed eyes created from Lapis Lazuli
- Faces and bodies in a V-shape with the skirt kicking out
- hands joined to show action of praying
- different design for each of the owners
- Men: bare upper chest, skirt form waist down, has a beard and belt
- Women: large dress that overlays one side of the shoulder
Added to timeline:
APArt History GDQ
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