ART HIS 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Naram-Sin Of Akkad, Horned Helmet, Kilt
21 Oct 2018
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Nose indicates that the statue is a representation of a individual, the bent nose indicates an individualistic attribute. Stele of naram - sin, susa ( outside of context) , 2254-2218 bce, 6"6 . Akkamandin persians, removed it from its original location. Already kind of an artifact, expression of power, they now control the region once ruled by naram. Naram sin = much bigger that the rest of the soldiers, also above everyone else, lots of negative space around him that makes it easy to nd. All looking up at naram - sin, person blowing a trumpet to announce victory. Looks like multiple moments in time are being depicted to tell the scene, reads like a book. Naram - sin , wearing a kilt, really good shape, is represented to show that. Form is rendered in an abstract for, upper part of body frontal the bottom part = pro le.
