The oldest extant hollow-cast sculpture is _____
A) ?two bison
B) Hammurabi and Shamash?
C) the head of an Akkadian ruler?
D) Gudea
C) the head of an Akkadian ruler?
Akkadian 2250-2200 B.C.E. copper 1' 2 3/8" high The sculptor of this first known life-size hollow-cast head captured the distinctive features of the ruler by carefully observing and recording the man's features. It is one of the earliest known great monumental work of hollow cast sculpture. The head demonstrates the artisan's sophisticated skill in casting and polishing copper an in engraving the details.
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