Narmer Palette

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Sculpture · c. 3100 BC · Hierakonpolis · Africa

A king smiting a foe: Egyptian pose and canon already fully formed

Narmer Palette — Captmondo · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Style: Ancient Egyptian art — Art for eternity: a strict canon of proportion, frontal poses, stone meant to last millennia
Century: 32nd century BC

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c. 3100 BC Unification of Egypt under Narmer