the top of the stone. The overall height of the Victory stele is approximately 6 feet and 7 inches tall. This stele commemorates a historical event of military victory and defeat of the Lullubi. This shows how political leaders use art to convey their power. The detailing of the stone shows Naram-Sin leading his army up a mountain‚ as stands alone and taller than the rest of his men. The enemies are shown as dead or begging for mercy. Naram-Sin is depicted wearing a horned helmet‚ which signifies divinity
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paper are all images of rulers‚ they are Victory Stele of Naram- Sin‚ Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius‚ Emperor Justinian and His Attendants and Equestrian Statue of Charles the Bald. Although these four works come
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contrast each other. The artifacts are The Palette of Narmer and The Stele of Naram-Sin. The Stele of Naram-Sin is a six and a half for tall triangular stone the depicts a great victory during the conflict between the Akkadian army and the Lullibi in which the Akkadian King was victorious and it displays the defeated army stripped and pleading for mercy from the victors‚ the survivors seem little in comparison in the etchings. The Stele of Narmer was made approximately in 2254-2218 BCE to display the
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Victory stele of Naram-sin This paper will compare art from the Early Dynastic period of warring city states with art of the Akkadian Empire in order to see whether there are any recognizable patterns in representation that show the developing political ideologies‚ identities and intentions of the ruling powers of the times. It is my contention that much art was used as propaganda‚ probably to an increasing degree‚ and that this stimulate a new mastery of realism and composition
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The famous stele of Naram-Sin (also known as Naramsin in some scholarly sources) is a 6-foot and 6-inch-high relief cut from red sandstone currently located in the Musée de Louvre (cite art of the ancient near and middle east) depicting the grandson of Sargon’s victory over the people of the Zagros mountains‚ the Lullubi. (cite the textbook) This relief has many propaganda-like tools‚ such as position‚ scale‚ dynamics‚ location‚ and symbols used to enforce the idea of a strong and all-reigning leader
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King Naram-Sin v. King Narmer In this essay we’ll discuss the similarities and differences between two pieces of art from different civilizations. One difference that we’ll take note of beforehand is that the Stele of Naram-Sin is an Akkadian piece while the Palette of King Narmer is Egyptian. Now just because they’re from different cultures‚ you’d be surprised what they have in common. And thus‚ we start with the similarities of both pieces. Both the Stele and Palette were narrative relief sculptures
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praise to their gods. In the next image there is the Victory stele of Naram-Sin. This stele shows The King and his victorious troops celebrating in triumph over the Lullubi people. The king in this picture is taller and is depicted more important. The book says he is wearing a horned helmet and this signifies his divinity. It also says this is the first time a king is depicted as a god in Mesopotamian art. They portray the king in this stele as a god and a leader with the best and most disciplined people
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Sargon and Naram-Sin were two ancient Sumerian Kings‚ with Sargon being an example of good leadership and Naram-Sin being a good example of poor leadership. Comparison of the two kings will be done with respect to their actions and reasons for their successes or failures‚ and also with respect to the concept of “Me”. Finally‚ a conclusion of what constitutes corruption in Ancient Sumeria will be made. Introduction The “Me” were a set of rules designed by the gods to preserve harmony and order
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Victory Stele of Naram Sin-2250 (2-13) According to Artlex Art Dictionary‚ iconography is the pictorial representation of a subject or the collected images illustrating a subject. It can refer to both content and subject and‚ in art history‚ can represent a visual record of subject matter or historical events (“Iconography”). One of the most significant examples of royal iconography is the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin (figure 1). A stele is a carved stone block or pillar used to commemorate
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Stele of Hammurabi is a sculpture that was commissioned by the king of Babylon‚ Hammurabi (c. 1792-1750 BCE). The monument is 7.4 ft. tall made of diorite rocks. The Hammurabi stele was discovered in 1901‚ by a French mission led by De Morgan at Shush in Iran. The Code of Hammurabi stele was engraved on stone and clay tablets. The monument is basically a glossy‚ black and a very tough stone. This stele represents the ancient Mesopotamian in the old Babylonian period. It was built to be viewed for
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