Statue of Gudea

Mesopotamia, 2090BCE
Statue of Gudea, Mesopotamia
Statue of Gudea, zoomed in
44 cmStatue of Gudea scale comparison21.5 cm

Statue of Gudea is a Mesopotamian Diorite Sculpture created in 2090BCE. It lives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Propaganda, Royalty and Portraits. SourceSee Statue of Gudea in the Kaleidoscope

This sculpture belongs to a series of diorite statues commissioned by Gudea, who devoted his energies to rebuilding the great temples of Lagash and installing statues of himself in them. Many inscribed with his name and divine dedications survive. Here, Gudea is depicted in the seated pose of a ruler before his subjects, his hands folded in a traditional gesture of greeting and prayer. The Sumerian inscription on his robe lists the various temples that he built or renovated in Lagash and names the statue itself, “Gudea, the man who built the temple; may his life be long.”

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