Title: Statuettes of Worshipers
Essential image: No
Artist: Unknown
Year: 2700 BCE.
Orgin: Square Temple at Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar), Iraq
School/time period: Sumerian
Size: Varies, from 1' - 30"
Medium: Gypsum inlaid with shell and black limestone
Main Point #1: The statues represent mortals with their hands folded in front of their chests in a gesture of prayer.
Main Point #2: The eyes are very important. The purpose of these figures was to offer constant prayers to the gods on their donors' behalf. The open-eyed stares most likely symbolize eternal wakefulness.
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