Narmer Palette (recto) Depicted at the top of either side, two human-faced bovine heads, thought to represent the patron cow goddess Bat, flank the serekh of Narmer. The goddess Bat is, as she often was, shown in portrait, rather than in profile as is traditional in Egyptian relief carving.

Nov 25, 2024 · On one side of the Narmer Palette, King Narmer is depicted wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt, symbolizing his rule over the southern regions. On the opposite side, he is shown adorned with the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, …

In the top register of each side of the palette Narmer’s name is inscribed within a serekh (representing the palace wall) flanked by two cows heads with the faces of human females which face forward (contrary to the usual convention of showing faces in profile in two dimensional art).

The king is represented twice in human form, once on each face, followed by his sandal-bearer. He may also be represented as a powerful bull, destroying a walled city with his massive horns, in a mode that again becomes conventional—pharaoh is regularly referred to as …

It represents the most important evidence that the first political unification in the history of mankind occurred in Egypt. The two faces of the artifact are topped by the name of Narmer inscribed inside the Serekh, or rectangular frame.

Dec 24, 2024 · The Narmer who is thought to be depicted on the palette was a pharaoh in the earliest days of the dynastic period, credited with the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt around 3200–2900 BC. Both sides of the Narmer Palette are decorated to celebrate his deeds.

Dating from around 3100 BC it depicts Pharaoh Narmer (also known as Menes) wearing the crown of Upper Egypt on one side of the palette, and the crown of Lower Egypt on the other side, representing the first uniting of Upper and Lower Egypt under one ruler.

On the other face, Narmer wears the Upper Egyptian White Crown* (which looks rather like a bowling pin) as he grasps an inert foe by the hair and prepares to crush his skull. The White Crown is related to the dazzling brilliance of the full midday sun at its zenith as well as the luminous nocturnal light of the stars and moon.

Above the victim's head and facing the king, a depiction of a marshland is represented: the left side of this piece of land or swamp is decorated with the head of a man, reminiscent of Narmer's victim.

The frontal side consists of three registers, the first; in the middle is a representation of a façade of the royal palace called "srkh". Inside it, there are two signs; the catfish and the chisel compose the name of the king Narmer, while on either sides of the srkh are two heads with bovine horns and ears representing goddess Hathor, goddess ...