Narmer Palette

Art has been a prevalent feature of societies since ancient times. Over the centuries, art has been used for several purposes. It has been seen as a means of decoration, used to honor the dead and sometimes created to represent religious figures. Another popular use of art is military propaganda. Time immemorial, powerful leaders have found art to be an effective way to communicate their military superiority, as observed in the carvings of the Narmer’s palette and stele of Naram Sin. The Narmer’s Palette is a finely carved palette from the first dynasty of Egypt. It was found in a deposit in Hierakonpolis, a Predynastic capital located in the South of Egypt, during the excavation season of 1897/98. Most palettes from that time period were…

Mesopotamia, but more specifically, Sumer, sparked the beginning of narrative art as a pictorial convention in the ancient world. A spark that has carried on into another society, Ancient Egypt, which has since then been a hot spot of art artifacts. There are many parallels and differences that can be drawn between the artifacts of each society, such as the Standard of Ur and the Palette of King Narmer. One of the most significant turning points in art history is the discovery of the Standard of…

and the Palette of Narmer as coming from the same source. It would be an even bolder claim that the previous statement hides some truth to it. While the source of each piece are from different locations, the contexts and ideals depicted in the imagery are shared. As both artwork shows a powerful leader of their time announcing their powers to the people they rule, the similarities of these societies behind them can be easily decrypted to where the cultural background could be compared to one…

the Edo people and Palette of King Narmer from the Egyptians we can see similar traits, yet two different cultures. Africa and Egypt both have differences in beliefs and culture ideals. These palettes reflect their own beliefs and ancient culture by the history, purpose and layout. History can reflect beliefs and ancient culture as seen through the artwork Equestrian Oba and Attendants and Palette of King Narmer. The artwork Equestrian Oba and Attendants Depicts Oba, a king with his…

study will provide a visual and iconographic analysis of “The Palette of Narmer” in the context of the Egyptian stonework from the 31st century B.C. “The Palette of Narmer” (circa 31st Century B.C.) is a carved stone object typically meant for grinding cosmetic powders (to adorn statutes of the gods), but this object was used as a formal ritual object in a temple. This palette was found at the Main Deposit of Egyptian antiquities in Nekhen, which presents one of the earliest known examples of…

reading and memorizing textbooks and historical literature. This can be an effective way of understanding the past but it is important to not overlook other ways of understanding the past such as artwork. Although artwork may not always tell the person about specific knowledge, it may sometimes give more information that other sources could not. The important thing to note about historical artwork is that it shows the scholar insight about what the people of the time thought of themselves and…

First Dynasty? That was Narmer the last pharaoh of his time accomplishing creating the First Dynasty known to man . He made history just by bringing two lands of Egypt together. He is known as either Narmer or Menes. Narmer being his birth name the name Menes given to him as an honorific name. There was a palette found by Narmer’s tomb named Narmer’s Palette. It contains some of the earliest hieroglyphic writing known to man. Narmer was the leading and the last pharaoh of his time making a…

that Egyptian art was intended completely about their religion and culture. One of the greatest work of Egyptian art is The Palette of Narmer which is carved in a stone palette of about 2950 BCE found in the temple Horus at Hierakonpolis and representing of a king named Narmer. Generally, palettes were used to grind and prepare the makeup. The Palette of Narmer has the same form as these makeup stuffs, but it is larger. There are two sides of carving in the stone. As on the other side, in the…

ahead. Once again, showing that he is in lead as King and she is not equal to him. This idealism of males and females is common in artwork throughout the time period. Also in Palette of Narmer and Hatshepsut with Offering Jars there is more of the same idealism used in these two sculptures. In Palette of Narmer, Narmer is depicted, along with other men, as a youthful man and common body structure. Hatshepsut in Hatshepsut with Offering Jars is depicted as a young man with the commonly seen body…

Egypt’s unification took place in 3100 B.C. (timemaps.com) near the life sustaining river, the Nile. The flooding waters helped the surrounding soil to gain a rich layer of fertile land annually, making it a popular cultivating area. By around 3500 B.C., (timemaps.com) traditional irrigation and farming of the land, carried out over generations upon generations, had begun to reshape the social and physical geography of the Nile Valley. The land near the river became surrounded by thriving…