In my essay, I
will compare and contrast two historical pieces. The first one is
the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin. The stele was made by the
Mesopotamian empire during the Akkadian period, which was from 2254
to 2218 BCE. It was founded in Susa, present-day Shush, Iran. The
second piece is the Palette of
Narmer. The
palette was made by the nation during the Egyptian period during
3000-2920 BCE. Both of the objects convey different messages in
them through their visual construction. First I will discuss the
scenes in the objects, then I will discuss the composition, and
lastly, I will explain what the pieces were made of and how tall
they are.
The Victory Stele of Naram-Sin was made by the empire to
commemorate Naram-Sin. The stele was more than to just honor him,
but to apprise the viewer of one of his important
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On the stele,
the viewer can see that he won the battle by having him be on top.
Also, in front of him are the enemies that are begging him to live.
Unlike the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin that commemorates a god and
one of his victories, the Palette of Narmer represents the
unification of Egypts government. The front of the palette is a
smiting scene. This is where Narmer holds the hair of Lower Egypts
king. On the back, Narmer is seen wearing a red crown to signify
his victory. The composition is an important part of the art. In
both pieces, the eyes move from the top to the bottom with the help
of the registers. Registers are lines that help separate what is
going on in the piece. In the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, the
eyegoes straight to
the top. The stone slab has a ragged edge to represent the mountain
tops where the battle took place. The top
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