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Accession_Number L.2018.4.3
Shape Standing statue
Shape_description Memnon stands in the rigid posture of some Archaic Greek statues, with one leg slightly advanced.Stanford has depicted him arms missing, as if broken off. The small, square base on which he is positioned interrupts his legs just below the knee. Thus he evokes ancient sculpture as it so often reaches us: fractured, incomplete, and part buried. Yet he retains the lower half of his head, facing sideways. Part of his helmet is discernible, as are a stylised lock of hair and the inscrutable line of his mouth. Carved stone sculpture of Memnon, naked, carved with the bottom half of the head, torso, and legs to the knees. Left arm absent from shoulder and right arm missing from just below the elbow. Legs on a plinth with MEMNON carved into it.
Material Portland stone
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Inscriptions MEMNON
Condition Excellent condition. some natural imperfections in the stone visuable particularly on torso.
Technique/Style Carved
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Period modern
Date 1990
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Artist Eric Stanford
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Oblique view of the statue of Memnon.
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Location Ure Museum
Edited_by Adel: Jayne
Date_edited 2019/09/13; 20.06.23
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