Standing Male Worshipper (Tell Asmar) - Smarthistory
The figures date to the Early Dynastic period of ancient Mesopotamia (2900–2350 B.C.E.) and were discovered during excavations in Iraq in 1934. These figures were found below the floor of a temple known as the “Square Temple” (likely dedicated to the God Abu).
Tell Asmar Hoard - Wikipedia
Among the most well-known and best preserved objects are the twelve statues known collectively as the Tell Asmar Hoard. The hoard was found during the 1933-34 excavation season at Tell Asmar beneath the floor of a temple dedicated to the god Abu.
Early Dynastic Sculpture, 2900–2350 B.C. | Essay | The Metropolitan ...
The votive statues are of various sizes and usually carved in gypsum or limestone. They depict men wearing fringed or tufted fleece skirts, and women wearing fringed or tufted dresses draped over one shoulder.
Standing male worshiper | Sumerian | Early Dynastic I-II | The ...
Deities literally inhabited their cult statues after they had been animated by the proper rituals, and fragments of worn statues were preserved within the walls of the temple. This standing figure, with clasped hands and a wide-eyed gaze, is a worshiper.
Votive figure | Sumerian - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title: Votive figure. Period: Early Dynastic III. Date: ca. 2600–2350 BCE. Geography: Mesopotamia. Culture: Sumerian. Medium: Stone, white. Dimensions: H. 41.3 x W. 14.5 x D. 13.5 cm (16 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 5 3/8 in.) Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1950. Accession Number: 50.112.2
Sumerian Sculptures - The Museum Journal
We may distinguish three classical periods of Sumerian sculpture: the Sargon and Naram Sin period, about B.C. 2600; the Gudea period, about B.C. 2400; and the Third Ur Dynasty period, about B.C. 2200. The Sargon and Naram Sin period is named after the kings of Agade, who founded a great empire.
Sumerian Worshipers from Tell Asmar at the Iraq Museum
2019年3月21日 · Amongst the most famous statues from Tell Asmar are these two standing male and female ones, which were made of veined gypsum. They have a wide-eyed gaze and hold a cup with their hands. The man is...
Votive Statue of Male Worshiper, Tell Asmar Hoard
2019年5月25日 · This is a votive statuette of a male Sumerian worshiper from the Square Temple of Abu at Tell Asmar (ancient Eshnunna, Mesopotamia, Iraq), Early Dynastic III, 2600-2400 BCE. Excavated by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago in the 1933-1934 season.
Votive Figure - The Menil Collection
Standing with hands clasped, this Sumerian votive figure from the Early Dynastic period (around 2900–2350 BCE) acts as a perpetual petitioner to a god or goddess on behalf of the devotee. The inlaid materials used for the brows and eyes provide a stark contrast with the pale alabaster stone, emphasizing the figure’s arresting gaze.
The Edgar and Deborah Jannotta Mesopotamian Gallery
Highlights of the gallery include Sumerian votive statues, glazed-brick striding lions from the Processional Way at Babylon, and cuneiform tablets that record the epic of Gilgamesh.