Relief showing two royal figures
From Saqqara, Egypt 1st or 2nd Dynasty, 3000–2800 BC
In addition to the human figures at the right of this object, the other carvings show birds (for example, an owl) and animals (a baboon). The significance of these carvings, which might be hieroglyphs, is not clear. The two figures at the right are kings wearing the robes associated with the sedfestival and the deshret, the crown of Lower Egypt (as worn by the colossal stone head of Amenhotep III, in the Museum). Two such figures together are not normal, and it is possible that this stone was actually a sort of sculptor's trial piece, on which he was experimenting with various ideas. However, given that our comprehension of early texts and pictures is minimal, this might be too simple an explanation.On the back of the object is a grid of 1.6 cm squares incised into the stone; which might support the theory of this being a slab for artist's practice. If this is a grid for laying out a scene, it would be among the earliest known.
Relief showing two royal figuresFrom Saqqara, Egypt 1st or 2nd Dynasty, 3000–2800 BCIn addition to the human figures at the right of this object, the other carvings show birds (for example, an owl) and animals (a baboon). The significance of these carvings, which might be hieroglyphs, is not clear. The two figures at the right are kings wearing the robes associated with the sedfestival and the deshret, the crown of Lower Egypt (as worn by the colossal stone head of Amenhotep III, in the Museum). Two such figures together are not normal, and it is possible that this stone was actually a sort of sculptor's trial piece, on which he was experimenting with various ideas. However, given that our comprehension of early texts and pictures is minimal, this might be too simple an explanation.On the back of the object is a grid of 1.6 cm squares incised into the stone; which might support the theory of this being a slab for artist's practice. If this is a grid for laying out a scene, it would be among the earliest known.
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