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c. 2300- 2200 B.C.E. 61/2' tall, sandstone 

Naram Sin was Sargon's grandson. This stele commerates his victory over a tribe of mountain people. A stele is a monolithic monument that commemorates an historical event. 

The Stele of Naram Sin has a formality and rigidity similar to Egyptian art. Compare its strong diagonal composition with the horizontal registers of the Standard of Ur. 

Naram Sin is depicted as a god with a headdress of power and authority. he stands above all others heading to the mountain top --- the subdued enemies lie before him and he steps on one. His triumph is clearly described as his army follows 

Victory Stele of Naram Sim 


Babylon

Stele of Hammurabi Ishtar Gate Pacing Lion fr. the Processional Way


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