Narmer Palette Flashcards
where was the earliest inscriptions of hieroglyphy ever found?
on Narmer’s palette
what were the mythical creatuers found on one side of the palette? and what did the 2 of them mean?
serpopards, the unification of upper and lower egypt
what were the colours of the crowns for upper and lower egypt?
white for upper and red for lower
smitting (in this palette) means…
stricking sth powerfully with an object
what was the palette made out of?
greywacke or schist
stylized means…
to draw or design sth acc to a pattern or a style rather than acc to nature or tradition
insiced means…
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what was the technique used in the lines of the musculature?
they more stylized than realistic so the artsist chose convention over naturalisim
The place where the narmer palette was found in is…
Kom el ahmar, Nekhen or Hierakonpolis
what is a serekh?
a rectangular shape that royal names are written in and it gets elongated accordingly
what did the decoration commemorates?
the victories of narmer
surmount means…
to be on top of sth
what did each side have surmounting it?
each side was surmounted by bat-heads flanking a serekh containing the royal name
describe the reverse of the narmer palette…
narmer wearing a white crown followed by a sandal bearer, wave a mace and about to strike a captive, infront of a horus falcon surmounts a cluster of delta-vegetation and holds a prisoner
describe the obverse of the palette…
narmer wearing a red crown followed by a sandal bearer, standard bearers and officials, proceeds to the temple of horus and inspects 2 rows of decapitated enemies. The circular grinding area is enclosed by 2 serpentine necks(mythological).Very end of the palette Narmer was depicted as a bull trampling over the enemy and destroying a fort
