Artwork Essay (Sleeping Beauty)

This Sleeping Beauty is not the Sleeping Beauty from Grimm's Fairy Tales, but a Maltese national artifact. Last August, my mom and dad and I will be leaving Malta, where we have lived for two years, when my mom asked me what I wanted as a souvenir, I answered without hesitation: "Sleeping Beauty!"

Sleeping Beauty is a sculpture made of clay and is only 20 centimeters long, but don't underestimate her! She is a symbol of Malta's ancient civilization and is considered a national treasure! The sculpture was excavated only a few decades ago, after lying dormant for more than 3,500 years in an underground stone palace in Malta. = www.t262.com

Sleeping Beauty is actually a sculpture of a woman sleeping on her side. Her body is obese, her arms are particularly thick, twice as thick as the average person's arms; her hips and thighs are very fat, looks like a small mountain. So Sleeping Beauty is also called "Fat Beauty". However, it is said that in ancient Malta, people like her are the standard beauty, the Maltese people of that era are fat for beauty. Sleeping Beauty is lying on a classical bed facing her right side, with her right arm resting under her head and her left arm resting on her right arm. Her eyes were closed tightly and she appeared to be sleeping soundly, as if she was having a beautiful dream. She was wearing a long dress with beautiful pleats and patterns that are still so clear today, which shows the high level of craftsmanship of the ancient Maltese. Ancient Malta had an advanced culture more than 3,500 years ago, when there were no humans in many parts of the world!

The Sleeping Beauty, a traditional Maltese national artifact, is today housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Malta, where it is visited every day by a steady stream of visitors. Sleeping Beauty souvenirs can also be found in craft stores. If you have the chance to go to Malta, don't forget to buy one as a souvenir!