Certain characteristics of the three main elements

Does the yellow sentence imply:

1. Certain characteristics of the three main elements that are seen in this piece (leader, victors, vanquished), recur in the war artworks created after this piece

or

2. Certain characteristics of the three main elements that are seen in war art (leader, victors, vanquished), recur in this piece and the war artworks created after it.

Context:

About 2300 bc, the loose group of cities of which Ur was part came under the domination of Sargon of Akkad, and the concept of royal power became entrenched. With it emerged a visual culture that glorified the person and deeds of the great ruler. War was an integral part of Akkadian society, and its successful waging worthy of permanent depiction. The Victory Stele of Naram-Sin in the Louvre in Paris depicts Sargon’s grandson leading his armies up a mountain. They diagonally criss-cross the two-metre-high sandstone block (possibly a memorial) three times, led by their exceptionally large horn-helmeted leader. Their wounded enemies have fallen at their feet. The stylistic precedent here is Sumerian art, but the detail and realism of this lowrelief carving suggest more sophisticated skill and craftsmanship. Each figure – some fifteen are discernible – has an individual portrayal. Certain characteristics of the three main elements – leader, victors, vanquished – recur throughout subsequent war art. The ruling figure or leader stands out and appears heroic – strong, upright, unbowed, and well dressed. The victorious troops are not wounded or dying but determined, athletic, and well armed. The enemy is beaten down, dead, or dying. As well, the work conveys a sense of height – standing in, perhaps, for invincibility and victory – by the mountain peak, above which glow sun-like forms representing Shamash and Ishtar, the Akkadian