The Egyptian statue of Memi and Sabu, dating from 2575 to 2465 BC, a time known as the 4th Dynasty, ie the beginning of the Pyramid Age (Loan, 2015) is actually a pair of statues, pieces of art common in the ancient Egypt, made of limestone, one of the oldest and most popularly used minerals during the era, while the Gudea statue, on the other hand, is a statue that was made between 2150 and 2100 BC in Neo-Sumerian culture, carved in diorite, a very hard and dark material.
In ancient Egypt, statues of couples were used to adorn the tombs of the local elite and symbolized eternal union (Loan, 2015). The work of art Memi and Sabu sustains the belief of the afterlife, through which the statues can be used as the home of the departed, as a door for them to enter and use the offerings left in their graves. Although in the inscription at the foot of the statue does not specify the relation between them, the gestural of intimacy denotes being husband and wife, common citizens, detail observed by the clothes that are wearing. Memi is corresponding to Sabu's embrace, and he stands with his feet together, rather than the normal male pose depicted at the time (feet forward) (Silverman & Brovarski, …show more content…
Citizens regarded him as an intermediary between them and God. Gudea wears royal clothes and is seated with his hands in the position of piety and readiness to greet his subjects. In addition, the feet are not touching the ground, symbolizing a man of great power and respect (Krishman, 2011). Gudea of Lagash is known for having built many temples in modern Iraq. This statue was not entombed with the dead as the statue of Memi and Sabu, instead the statue of Gudea was made for worship, symbolizing the desire that its ruler could live for a long time and was placed in one temple built by
In ancient Egypt, statues of couples were used to adorn the tombs of the local elite and symbolized eternal union (Loan, 2015). The work of art Memi and Sabu sustains the belief of the afterlife, through which the statues can be used as the home of the departed, as a door for them to enter and use the offerings left in their graves. Although in the inscription at the foot of the statue does not specify the relation between them, the gestural of intimacy denotes being husband and wife, common citizens, detail observed by the clothes that are wearing. Memi is corresponding to Sabu's embrace, and he stands with his feet together, rather than the normal male pose depicted at the time (feet forward) (Silverman & Brovarski, …show more content…
Citizens regarded him as an intermediary between them and God. Gudea wears royal clothes and is seated with his hands in the position of piety and readiness to greet his subjects. In addition, the feet are not touching the ground, symbolizing a man of great power and respect (Krishman, 2011). Gudea of Lagash is known for having built many temples in modern Iraq. This statue was not entombed with the dead as the statue of Memi and Sabu, instead the statue of Gudea was made for worship, symbolizing the desire that its ruler could live for a long time and was placed in one temple built by