among the different roles in which the assyrian king is depicted, the most unusual is the king as ‘shepherd’, shown holding a long staff. This image, which throughout the assyrian royal inscriptions can be read as the metaphor of the shepherd who cares for his lock, is most frequently represented in peaceful scenes. However, very few academic studies have focused on this speciic and unusual image. This paper ills part of this gap by analysing the king as shepherd depicted on the igurative programmes of the neo-assyrian kings, from assurnasirpal ii up to sargon ii. The paper will 1) examine the subtleties within such image, 2) scrutinise the related architectural context(s) and 3) present a ‘reconstruction’ of the steps by which the viewer would have approached, perceived and ‘consumed’ the images, the aim being to outline the identity of the expected audience.
Concealed paternalism of the Assyrian king: which Audience?
Ludovico Portuese
2017-01-01
Abstract
among the different roles in which the assyrian king is depicted, the most unusual is the king as ‘shepherd’, shown holding a long staff. This image, which throughout the assyrian royal inscriptions can be read as the metaphor of the shepherd who cares for his lock, is most frequently represented in peaceful scenes. However, very few academic studies have focused on this speciic and unusual image. This paper ills part of this gap by analysing the king as shepherd depicted on the igurative programmes of the neo-assyrian kings, from assurnasirpal ii up to sargon ii. The paper will 1) examine the subtleties within such image, 2) scrutinise the related architectural context(s) and 3) present a ‘reconstruction’ of the steps by which the viewer would have approached, perceived and ‘consumed’ the images, the aim being to outline the identity of the expected audience.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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