| 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
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