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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this 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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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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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 Kings power‚ however The
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15th October‚ 2014 The Stela of Mentuwoser‚ made during Middle Kingdom Egypt‚ is a powerful piece of funerary artwork that primarily shows the importance of Mentuwoser‚ a steward under King Senwosret I‚ through the strongly worded hieroglyphics and the fine detail of the artwork. The Pharaoh presented the stela to Mentuwoser in appreciation of his services‚ describing him as a loyal and well respected overseer‚ outlining
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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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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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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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relief found in Nimrud‚ the capital city of ancient Assyrian Empire‚ reveals that cuneiform was widely used as a medium of propaganda‚ sometimes over its function as a record of information. The texts in the royal Assyrian reliefs are written in Akkadian cuneiform. Invented in the Fertile Crescent region‚ cuneiform is inarguably the most ancient writing system ever known in human history. The writing system originates from relatively simple signs that were presumably coined around 3300B.C. for accounting
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Strengths and weaknesses of the service industry in the UAE Student name: Rashed Salem Al Mansoori ID: 111 210 153 Economy of countries is composed of different sectors that work together in an integrated way so as to form the entire economy of the country . The importance of the role that each sector plays in the economies of countries differs from one country to another as a result of the strength or weakness of that sector. Regarding the UAE ‚ it is a country of a strong economy especially
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