The Tell Asmar Statues 2750 B.C.

The Statues

• The largest statues figure represent Abu (the king), next to him is his wife, and the rest are worshipers

• These statues were made as an act of worship to the gods

• Some of the worshippers were hope to bring fertility to women and to crops

Vast eyes

• Every Element of the statue is reduced to the simplest form except the face. The reason why it was created this way is because the face reinforces power.

The Art

• The arms are distant from the body representing prayer

• The form of the statues is based on cylinder or cone.

• Gypsum is the material that the statues are made of

Sumerian Art

• The art was used for communication

• The statues were also used for social hierarchy and those that understood the art communicated detailed truths about the world