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. 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 http://portfolio.newschool.edu /alkhalifa94 /2014 /07/25/visual-analysis-of-a-work-of-art-or-design-in-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art/
The
Met. 2000-2016b.
The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu. Retrieved from
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/48.111/
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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.
Interesting. My curiosity is piqued: who made it? for whom? What, if anything, was the symbolic meaning?
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The women were short at those times also. :)
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Patung non-kerajan, "Memi dan Sabu", nama yang unik dan mengingatkan saya pada Pulau Sabu, bagian dari Provinsi NTT itu hehehe.
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Interesting information. Thanks for sharing,good post
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The ancient Egyptians were so fascinating!
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In addition to small size of statue, hence, makes it safe to assume that the sculpture was not intended for an extremely wealthy individual.
Ancient Egypt is such a fascinating subject, love to read about it ☺
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when it comes to statues: it's true I knew them
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Very interesting post. I'd love to visit Egypt.
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I was in Egypt for one time, but didn't visited the statues.
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Thanks for all the information! So interesting. Have a great week!
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I love the Egyptian times. So much still to be learnt. Thanks for such an interesting read.
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