Narmer’s Palette became the standard for art that maintained ma’at and established law. All ancient Egyptian art is filled with powerful iconography that describes the potent religious mythos ...

The palette also reveals the evolution of Egyptian visual style. Prior to Narmer, influences from outside Egypt made their way into works of art. Some seem merely decorative, like the rosette (an ...

The Battlefield Palette foreshadows the Narmer Palette—certainly the most famous work of early Egyptian art, a cast of which is also in the exhibit. These ceremonial palettes were probably temple ...

5,000-year-old stone Narmer palette, Egypt; Medieval inscribed bronze ... Maces were closely associated with the earliest Egyptian rulers. They could be used to crush an opponent’s skull in ...