The "Female Head" (64) was the piece of art that I choose to compare. The piece is a perfect example from the Sumerian period. The art piece that I have chosen to compare the "Female Head" to is the "Head of the Young Girl or Goddess" from the Hellenistic East. The piece is done in the Greco Roman style. Each of these statues are made to depict that of the same thing, a female head, but they each are very different in their own ways.

The first statue is the "Female Head" from the ancient city of Uruk. The statue has been dated from 3500-3000 B.C.E., which is the Sumerian Art period. It is about 8" in height and is made of limestone. The statue is thought to be the headpiece of a statue depicting a mother goddess of the people in the Sumerian region. The head was probably the only part of the statue that was made of limestone; the rest would have been made of wood or something else that was able to rot or erode away. The sculptor seemed to be treating the statue as......

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Title: Art Comparison
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