Comparing Sabu And Seated Statue Of Gudea

Comparison between the Sculpture of Memi and Sabu and Seated Statue of Gudea

Introduction

According to Oxford Advances Learners Dictionary (2010), a sculpture is defined as a work of art that are solid figure or object made by carving or shaping wood, stone, clay, metal etc. and it further defined it as the art of making sculpture. Sculpture was one way of expressing people’s thought and practices in a non-literate way as they could not have written books or other written forms available at the time.

This essay will seek to compare and contrast the two sculptures of Mimi and Sabu with that of Gudea. There are visual attributes, materials used and the inscriptions on each sculpture that need to be discussion as comparisons and differences of these works of art. Based on the information for each sculpture, both of these sculptures are dated from ancient times though different periods.

it is a sculpture representing a non-royal couple Memi and Sabu, a statue painted with limestone. The couple dressed in common clothes and where not standing or sitting in any position that depict royalty compared to that of Gudea which is in a sitting position. However, the studies show that they had a royal acquaintance based on the inscription on the statue (Metropolitan Museum, 2018). Additionally, the position of the statue Memi and Sabu shows a representation of Husband and wife based on the reciprocated warm embrace. However, this is not clearly indicated this way in the