Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
a. Why is this work significant?
b. What stylistic innovations are present in this work that distinguish it from earlier Mesopotamian art?
c. What is the medium?
A) The king is presented in the horned helmet of the god, signifying his divinity, a complete change from earlier traditions. This presentation gives the king the divine power. He is invincible; the gods are not primary in his victory, and he is completely responsible for the conquest of the Lullubi.
B) The artist created an innovative composition by setting the scene in a landscape and by placing the figures within this landscape, instead of organizing the figures in horizontal registers.
C) Pink sandstone.
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