Statue of Gudea: in sala — Cleveland Museum of Art

This headless figure’s clasped hands create a distinctive gesture that recurs frequently on more than 30 recorded statues of the Mesopotamian ruler Gudea. Between c. 2144–2124 BCE, Gudea ruled as ensi (governor) of the city-state of Lagash, located in modern-day Iraq. Scholars have identified more than 2,400 inscriptions that describe his reign, which included patronage of the arts and an extensive building program. Statues like this one would have been placed in temples as stand-ins for Gudea himself, demonstrating his devotion and piety.

Statue of Gudea

Sì, riceve visite

Sulla scultura

Scheda

Nella stessa sala · 100 1916 Lobby, Cleveland Museum of Art

In catalogo

Fonti

The Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer, c. 350–200 BCE

Crucifix with Scenes of the Passion, c. 1230–40

The Farnesian Hercules, 1592

Sculptura in Aes, The Workshop of an Engraver, c. 1591

The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, 1450–67

St. Francis Kneeling before Christ on the Cross, 1437–1444

Baseplate for the Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer, c. 350–200 BCE, or possibly later