I thought that statues represented to rulers, their families and important people close to them in ancient era.
My thought is wrong when I read several literatures.
The non royal statues, namely “Memi and Sabu” were found in the non royal cemeteries surrounding the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at Giza.
The statues came from dynasty IV or dynasty 4 lasted from around 2613 to 2494 BC. A dynasty characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom.
It was a time of peace and prosperity, as reported by The Met (2000-2016b) that in respect to culture, this era was flowering with non royal statuary.
In term of statue medium; Memi and Sabu is made of limestone and paint, Alkhalifa (2014) suggested that limestone is a common resource.
In addition to small size of statue, hence, makes it safe to assume that the sculpture was not intended for an extremely wealthy individual.
Social status of Statues was distinguished by medium of stones and clothes they wear.
However, they depicted as a simple human being. Memi is a husband that gives warm embrace to his wife, Sabu.
In contrast, statues of rulers, heroes or very important people were made of diorite, a rock composed principally of the silicate minerals, and depicted with their hands folded in a traditional gesture of greeting and prayer.
Do you know about statues and their social status?
References
Alkhalifa, M. 2014. Visual Analysis of a work of art or design in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved from Metropolitan Museum.
The Met. 2000-2016b. The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu. Retrieved from Metropolitan Museum.
The deer statues are beautiful, they are so life life and their eyes seem to bring them to life. Very well done. I love history but have not had much interest in statues. I love pictures.
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DeleteThe comment was mine, Kestrel. I am having some trouble with the comment as I keep appearing as Beau Bo. Haha, am trying to find out why. Stay well
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Fig 01- Non royal family of ancient Egypt
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I thought that statues represented to rulers, their families and important people close to them in ancient era.
My thought is wrong when I read several literatures.
The non royal statues, namely “Memi and Sabu” were found in the non royal cemeteries surrounding the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at Giza.
The statues came from dynasty IV or dynasty 4 lasted from around 2613 to 2494 BC. A dynasty characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom.
It was a time of peace and prosperity, as reported by The Met (2000-2016b) that in respect to culture, this era was flowering with non royal statuary.
In term of statue medium; Memi and Sabu is made of limestone and paint, Alkhalifa (2014) suggested that limestone is a common resource.
In addition to small size of statue, hence, makes it safe to assume that the sculpture was not intended for an extremely wealthy individual.
Social status of Statues was distinguished by medium of stones and clothes they wear.
Are there Non Royal Statues Surrounding the Pyramid? - Art 1
DeleteTo me the most interesting statues I have found were back in upstate New York of those in corn fields. I am think they are of religious significance. Living here in the midwest I would notice them near the houses.
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Very interesting information regarding the statues. For a while I would see squirrel statues in people's yards around here as if to scare them away..of course, it didn't work.
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I loved ancient history :) in the city where I live, there is the Adana Stone Bridge, which is still used in the world. B.C. When you cross this bridge that belongs to time, you feel that time is connected to each other.
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Fig 02- Deer statues, just for illustration
Fig 03- A house, just for illustration
However, they depicted as a simple human being. Memi is a husband that gives warm embrace to his wife, Sabu.
In contrast, statues of rulers, heroes or very important people were made of diorite, a rock composed principally of the silicate minerals, and depicted with their hands folded in a traditional gesture of greeting and prayer.
Do you know about statues and their social status?
References
Alkhalifa, M. 2014. Visual Analysis of a work of art or design in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved from Metropolitan Museum.
The Met. 2000-2016b. The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu. Retrieved from Metropolitan Museum.
Interesting. We always have to have social classes it seems, I wish not.
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Thanks so much for this interesting read! I am not into statues much but when I was in Ireland I so enjoyed the many statues and castles. Hope all is well and you are staying cool in this heat!
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Fig 01- Non royal family of ancient Egypt
(Credit to The Met).
I thought that statues represented to rulers, their families and important people close to them in ancient era.
My thought is wrong when I read several literatures.
The non royal statues, namely “Memi and Sabu” were found in the non royal cemeteries surrounding the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at Giza.
The statues came from dynasty IV or dynasty 4 lasted from around 2613 to 2494 BC. A dynasty characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom.
It was a time of peace and prosperity, as reported by The Met (2000-2016b) that in respect to culture, this era was flowering with non royal statuary.
In term of statue medium; Memi and Sabu is made of limestone and paint, Alkhalifa (2014) suggested that limestone is a common resource.
In addition to small size of statue, hence, makes it safe to assume that the sculpture was not intended for an extremely wealthy individual.
Social status of Statues was distinguished by medium of stones and clothes they wear.
Statues usually signal a significant achievement of the person they depict, but I prefer statues of animals, like the cute deer you have posted here.
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This is interesting information. Thanks for posting.
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those deer statues look really cool:D
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I dont know when? But i would like to visit pyramids in Egypt. Very interesting information.
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Very interesting post :)
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Fig 02- Deer statues, just for illustration
Fig 03- A house, just for illustration
However, they depicted as a simple human being. Memi is a husband that gives warm embrace to his wife, Sabu.
In contrast, statues of rulers, heroes or very important people were made of diorite, a rock composed principally of the silicate minerals, and depicted with their hands folded in a traditional gesture of greeting and prayer.
Do you know about statues and their social status?
References
Alkhalifa, M. 2014. Visual Analysis of a work of art or design in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved from Metropolitan Museum.
The Met. 2000-2016b. The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu. Retrieved from Metropolitan Museum.
I had no idea about this. I hope that one day I see Egypt and pyramids there
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I don't know about statues and their social status. Thanks for sharing.
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It does sound interesting. I had no idea about the status.
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Interesting facts, thanks for sharing this with us :)
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Very interesting, thank you so much!
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Fig 01- Non royal family of ancient Egypt
(Credit to The Met).
I thought that statues represented to rulers, their families and important people close to them in ancient era.
My thought is wrong when I read several literatures.
The non royal statues, namely “Memi and Sabu” were found in the non royal cemeteries surrounding the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at Giza.
The statues came from dynasty IV or dynasty 4 lasted from around 2613 to 2494 BC. A dynasty characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom.
It was a time of peace and prosperity, as reported by The Met (2000-2016b) that in respect to culture, this era was flowering with non royal statuary.
In term of statue medium; Memi and Sabu is made of limestone and paint, Alkhalifa (2014) suggested that limestone is a common resource.
In addition to small size of statue, hence, makes it safe to assume that the sculpture was not intended for an extremely wealthy individual.
Social status of Statues was distinguished by medium of stones and clothes they wear.
Interesting to know! Thanks for sharing!
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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing :)
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Very interesting post.
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Beautiful statue! I think statues are the old way of taken pictures ahah!!
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Fig 02- Deer statues, just for illustration
Fig 03- A house, just for illustration
However, they depicted as a simple human being. Memi is a husband that gives warm embrace to his wife, Sabu.
In contrast, statues of rulers, heroes or very important people were made of diorite, a rock composed principally of the silicate minerals, and depicted with their hands folded in a traditional gesture of greeting and prayer.
Do you know about statues and their social status?
References
Alkhalifa, M. 2014. Visual Analysis of a work of art or design in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved from Metropolitan Museum.
The Met. 2000-2016b. The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu. Retrieved from Metropolitan Museum.
Thank you for sharing this historic information. These statues look very beautiful.
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I love strawberries too =)
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Really interesting and informative post.
Statues are always interesting to watch, especially the ones from over thousand years ago =)
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DeleteHola!! Qué interesante!! Yo también pensaba que las estatuas de las pirámides eran todas de personas importantes. Buen descubrimiento. Besitos.
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DeleteBei den sehr großen Statuen in Ägypten sieht man nie Frau uns Mann nebeneinander, nur bei den sehr kleinen. LG Romy
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Fig 01- Non royal family of ancient Egypt
(Credit to The Met).
I thought that statues represented to rulers, their families and important people close to them in ancient era.
My thought is wrong when I read several literatures.
The non royal statues, namely “Memi and Sabu” were found in the non royal cemeteries surrounding the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at Giza.
The statues came from dynasty IV or dynasty 4 lasted from around 2613 to 2494 BC. A dynasty characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom.
It was a time of peace and prosperity, as reported by The Met (2000-2016b) that in respect to culture, this era was flowering with non royal statuary.
In term of statue medium; Memi and Sabu is made of limestone and paint, Alkhalifa (2014) suggested that limestone is a common resource.
In addition to small size of statue, hence, makes it safe to assume that the sculpture was not intended for an extremely wealthy individual.
Social status of Statues was distinguished by medium of stones and clothes they wear.