Mace-head_of_King_Narmer.jpg
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Mace-head of King Narmer. The scene depicts a ceremony in which captives and plunder are presented to King Narmer, who is enthroned beneath a canopy on a stepped platform. He wears the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, holds a flail, and is wrapped in a long cloak. To the left, Narmer's name is written inside a representation of the palace facade (the serekh) surmounted by a falcon. At the bottom is a record of animal and human plunder; 400,000 cattle, 1,422,000 goats, and 120,000 captives. Details in this scene can be connected with royal festivals that were performed in order to renew the vitality of the king. From the 'Main Deposit', Hierakonpolis, Late Predynastic-Early Dynastic (about 3000 BC). Egyptian Research Account excavations. AN1896-1908 E.3631. (Ashmolean)
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| Author | akhenatenator |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by akhenatenator at https://flickr.com/photos/86012097@N08/12226697174 . It was reviewed on 16 April 2019 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero. |