Statements (49)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian artifact
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:King_Narmer
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gptkbp:B-side |
depicts Narmer wearing the Red Crown of Lower Egypt
depicts Narmer wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt |
gptkbp:catalogueNumber |
JE32169
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gptkbp:category |
gptkb:artifacts
Egyptian sculpture museum piece |
gptkbp:condition |
well-preserved
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gptkbp:created |
gptkb:Early_Dynastic_Period_of_Egypt
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gptkbp:createdAround |
c. 31st century BCE
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gptkbp:currentLocation |
gptkb:Egyptian_Museum,_Cairo
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gptkbp:depicts |
gptkb:King_Narmer
hieroglyphic inscriptions unification of Upper and Lower Egypt serpopards victory procession |
gptkbp:discoveredIn |
gptkb:Hierakonpolis
1898 |
gptkbp:exhibitedAt |
gptkb:Egyptian_Museum,_Cairo
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gptkbp:foundIn |
gptkb:Frederick_W._Green
gptkb:James_E._Quibell |
gptkbp:function |
ceremonial palette
symbol of royal power |
gptkbp:height |
63 cm
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Narmer Palette
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gptkbp:iconography |
defeated enemies
Hathor heads falcon representing Horus standard bearers |
gptkbp:language |
ancient Egyptian
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gptkbp:material |
siltstone
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
contains some of the earliest hieroglyphs
one of the earliest historical records |
gptkbp:notableFor |
art movement
history political symbolism |
gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Scorpion_Macehead
gptkb:Narmer_Macehead unification of Egypt |
gptkbp:significance |
evidence of early Egyptian kingship
important for study of Egyptian art and history symbolizes unification of Egypt |
gptkbp:usedFor |
grinding cosmetics (symbolic)
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gptkbp:weight |
unknown
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gptkbp:width |
42 cm
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gptkbp:writingSystem |
hieroglyphs
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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