medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: Dr Jim Bugslag <[log in to unmask]>
>>> http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/images/Gudea2.jpg
>> Now you know the secret of my photographic choices-- anything that strikes
me as fun or interesting gets shot. I thought that the Gudea would help
demonstrate to students just how valuable hard stone was in the Ancient Near
East, but the old hippie in me also likes the idea of the common folk grinding
away the ruler over time.
>> best,
>> Genevra
> Genevra,
> Do you happen to know how these feet have been identified as those of Gudea?
An inscription, perhaps? What I find fascinating about this is that they are
not surrounded by "unfinished" rock forms but by finished attempts at creating
"natural" rock forms. The emphasis on feet is also
reminiscent of the cult of Serapis.
non, Jim, that was my first thought when looking at it, but G. set me straight
by saying that those "unfinished rock forms" were the result of the [broken?]
statue being used as a pestle for grinding grain.
>This is a subject I am interested in because of its relationship to medieval
petrosomatoglyphs, i.e. bodily impressions miraculously imprinted in stone,
such as the many examples of Christ's footprints, etc., that survive
throughout Europe and the Holy Land.
well, that's as good an excuse for having a Foot Fetish as i've ever heard.
c
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