Detail View: The AMICA Library: Gudea, Ensi (Governor) of Lagash
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1963.154
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Sumerian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Iraq, Sumerian
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Title:
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Gudea, Ensi (Governor) of Lagash
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1250 BC
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Creation Start Date:
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-1255
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Creation End Date:
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-1245
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Materials and Techniques:
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dolerite
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Classification Term:
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Sculpture-stone
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Classification Term:
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Sculpture-stone
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Style or Period:
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Iraq, Sumerian
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Creation Place:
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Iraq
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 122.2cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1963.154
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Feuerdent Coll., Paris; (E. S. David)
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Context:
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One of the most enlightened rulers of the ancient Near East, Gudea was a patron of the arts, including literature and the visual arts. His sculptors were among the most highly skilled of any in history. This statue, showing Gudea with hands folded in prayer, probably originally stood in a shrine. Since ancient sculptures were thought to possess life, this statue took Gudea's place in worshipping the gods.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1963.154.tif
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