The Stele of Narmisin was by far my favorite piece of art work. I loved the drama it posses with the war that was won. I think the kings god like figure does a great job of representing his importance. If he wasn't so much larger than the other i really don't think this piece would be as interesting. The first thing I could think about when I seen this and understood why he was much bigger than the rest was a winner podium we use today to show 1st 2nd and 3rd place in a sporting event. The first place winner will always be standing above everyone else to make them look bigger and more domaniant than the others. I also loved how proud the figures looked in this piece and the amount of detail is amazing! I would trully love to see this in person.
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Yeah, I think it's interesting how we still use the size scale to determine importance. A larger house represents a larger financial victory. We see this all over the place, with our TV's our sofa's, our yards, or perhaps even our DVD or video game collection. The larger the "stuff" is, the greater the victor, the greater the power. I even wonder, as a woman, if wearing heels on a date plays into this idea. If we are taller, we are definitely more noticeable. Does this also mean that in appearing to be taller, we are communicating that we are "better"? It's interesting food for thought. I do agree with you about the stele. It's a beautiful piece, which is exciting to look at. The power of the King, and the uniformity of his soldiers is exciting.
I never really thought of how even in today's world we use size as a marker of importance or worth. Not in an abstract sense at least because we all know how boys get with size, but that is besides the point. Anyways it was interesting that you compared it to the different podium levels at competition seeing as both the winning of a battle and the winning of a competition are a type of conquestial (I don't even know if that's a word) importance. Whereas Erin compares the size of the king to size and grandeur of other aspects of life. It's fascinating the connections we make.
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