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Victory Stele of Naram-Sin

ViewTotal from front center
SiteSusa (found in)
LocationIraq, Mesopotamia (originally)
Dateca.2230 BC
SubjectSculpture
PeriodAncient Near Eastern
Materialpink sandstone
Dimensions210 cm h.
CollectionFrance, Paris, Musee du Louvre
Inv. No.Sb4
Add'l. Info.King of Akkad (victory over the Lullubi, who were mountain dwellers)
Saskia No.Jii-0656
SourceCunningham & Reich, Culture and Values, 6th ed., chapter 1, plate 15
 Gardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 2, plate 13
 Gombrich, The Story of Art, 16th ed., plate 44
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 4, plate 11
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 3, plate 13
 Lois Fichner-Rathus, Understanding Art, 6th ed., chapter 12, plate 7
 Schneider Adams, Art Across Time, 2nd ed., chapter 2, plate 17
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 2, plate 15