The sculpture I chose depicts the Graeco-Egyptian god Hermanubis standing upright and holding a caduceus. I think the very obvious thing this sculpture is trying to depict is death since Hermanubis is the god of death. But there is also the caduceus he is holding which represents peace, commerce, and medicine (in a modern sense). Compared to Egyptian mythology and modern depictions of Anubis, this one feels a lot more tame. Normally Anubis is depicted as very intimidating; something you’d want to avoid, like death itself. But this Graeco-Egyptian depiction seems more inviting and less fear-inducing. And it fits in perfectly with Hermanubis’ role in Greek mythology which is to help guide souls to the underworld. I want to distort the figure in a way that represents both sides of death. There is the sad and ugly nature of what death is and then there is the side that deals with closure and accepting loss. To best represent this, I want one half of the sculpture to look a little grotesque. I want to distort limbs to have them bend in unnatural ways and possibly replace other features with signs of decay (example: exposed bones).