Pictures: The Limestone Narmer Macehead

The limestone Narmer Macehead was one of a set of votive items known as the 'main deposit', discovered buried under the floor of the Old Kingdom temple of Hierakonpolis. The Macehead had been shattered, and only a tantalizing fragment of the original scene now survives.

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Pictures: Narmer Palette.

The Narmer Palette reveals how, at the dawn of the dynastic age, the propaganda and regalia of kingship are already well developed. In a scene that will be repeated time and time again, the king is shown defeating the enemies who threaten to bring chaos to his land. Cairo Museum. Ancient Egypt History.

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