Comparing the Statue of Gudea and The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu entails discussing ways in which they are similar. Both works are statues of stone, and both are ancient in age. Both statues are of similar size. Beyond that, there is very little about them that strikes me as similar. In contrasting them, it is easy to list their differences. Gudea is from the Neo-Sumerian period in the region of Mesopotamia, while The Royals is from the Old Kingdom in the Egyptian region. Gudea is made from diorite, a dark, hard stone. The Royals is carved from limestone, with paint, an off-white, brighter color, and somewhat softer in feel. The subjects of the statues also differ greatly. Gudea represents a single entity, a man who saw himself a