Neo-Sumerian sculpture

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Neo-Sumerian sculpture is a style of late third-millennium BCE Mesopotamian art characterized by idealized yet serene human figures, detailed inscriptions, and finely carved diorite statues, especially associated with rulers and religious devotion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian sculpture ⓘ
art style ⓘ
cultural artifact ⓘ
associatedWith Gudea of Lagash ⓘ
linked to: Gudea

Shulgi ⓘ
linked to: Shulgi of Ur

Sumerian city-states ⓘ
Sumerian religion ⓘ
Sumerian rulers ⓘ
Ur-Namma ⓘ
linked to: Ur-Nammu

city of Girsu ⓘ
city of Nippur ⓘ
linked to: Nippur

city of Umma ⓘ
city of Ur ⓘ
city-state of Lagash ⓘ
cult of Nanshe ⓘ
cult of Ningirsu ⓘ
linked to: temple of Ningirsu

patron deities of city-states ⓘ
temple institutions ⓘ
characterizedBy carefully modeled musculature ⓘ
clasped hands in prayer ⓘ
compact, block-like forms ⓘ
detailed garment rendering ⓘ
emphasis on personal devotion to gods ⓘ
emphasis on piety and devotion ⓘ
emphasis on ruler as temple builder ⓘ
frontality ⓘ
idealized human figures ⓘ
inscribed cuneiform texts ⓘ
large, almond-shaped eyes ⓘ
long dedicatory inscriptions ⓘ
seated figures ⓘ
serene facial expressions ⓘ
smooth, polished surfaces ⓘ
standing votive figures ⓘ
symmetry ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Mesopotamia ⓘ
culturalContext Sumerian civilization ⓘ
linked to: Sumer

Ur III state ⓘ
linked to: Ur III period

royal building programs ⓘ
temple economy ⓘ
depicts building dedication scenes ⓘ
deities ⓘ
mythological scenes ⓘ
offerings to gods ⓘ
priests ⓘ
rulers ⓘ
worshipers ⓘ
followedBy Old Babylonian sculpture ⓘ
follows Akkadian sculpture ⓘ
Old Akkadian art ⓘ
function commemoration of temple construction ⓘ
display of piety ⓘ
marker of political authority ⓘ
royal propaganda ⓘ
votive offering ⓘ
hasPart foundation figurines ⓘ
relief plaques ⓘ
royal statues ⓘ
temple sculptures ⓘ
votive statues ⓘ
influenced Old Babylonian sculpture ⓘ
later Mesopotamian royal imagery ⓘ
influencedBy Akkadian royal portraiture ⓘ
Early Dynastic Sumerian sculpture ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Akkadian ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ
notableExample Ur III royal statues ⓘ
foundation figurines of Ur-Namma ⓘ
seated statue of Gudea with temple plan ⓘ
standing statues of Gudea ⓘ
statues of Gudea ⓘ
votive statues from Girsu ⓘ
partOf Neo-Sumerian art ⓘ
preservedIn British Museum ⓘ
Iraq Museum ⓘ
Louvre Museum ⓘ
Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ
Oriental Institute Museum ⓘ
Pergamon Museum ⓘ
timePeriod Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
Ur III period ⓘ
ca. 2150–2000 BCE ⓘ
late third millennium BCE ⓘ
post-Akkadian period ⓘ
typicalPose figure holding a tablet or plan ⓘ
figure holding a water vessel ⓘ
seated with hands clasped ⓘ
standing with hands clasped ⓘ
usedMaterial alabaster ⓘ
bitumen ⓘ
copper alloy ⓘ
diorite ⓘ
gabbro ⓘ
gold ⓘ
gypsum ⓘ
lapis lazuli inlay ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
semi-precious stones ⓘ
shell inlay ⓘ
silver ⓘ
stone ⓘ
terracotta ⓘ
writingSystem cuneiform ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gudea → artStyle → Neo-Sumerian sculpture ⓘ
Neo-Sumerian sculpture → partOf → Neo-Sumerian art ⓘ
linked to: Neo-Sumerian sculpture
Neo-Sumerian sculpture → notableExample → foundation figurines of Ur-Namma ⓘ
linked to: Neo-Sumerian sculpture