Early+Dynastic

Early Dynastic (2950-2575 BCE)
At around 3000 B.C.E., Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt became unified as one state. Egypt was previously divided into two separate civilizations, the Upper Egypt, which was located in the southern portion of Egypt, and Lower Egypt, which was located in the northern region of Egypt. The leader, a pharaoh, of the Egyptian civilization was seen as gods in human form, thus many artworks were built or created in honor of the pharaohs or their gods.

The Narmer Palette (2950 BCE)
The Narmer Palette is a siltstone palette that was created for ceremonial purposes. The palette was found in the temple of Horus. The palette is thought to depict the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt, shown by the interlocking necks of the lions on the obverse side of the palette. In the upper register on the obverse side, Narmer is depicted wearing the double crown of the unified Egypt. The unified crown consists of the white crown, of Lower Egypt, and the red crown, of Upper Egypt, combined into one. This also a clue that the palette was created after the unification of Egypt. Narmer is shown on both sides of the palette in hieratic scale, meaning that he is considerably larger than anyone else in the scene. The figures on the palette are shown in composite poses, which means that each part of the body is depicted in its ideal characteristic view.

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[|Early Dynastic period from the real wiki] Art History Third Edition by Marilyn Stokstad