Found in the temple of Horus at Hierakonpolis in 1897–98, this shield-shaped ceremonial palette carries one of the earliest images of an Egyptian king. On one face Narmer wears the White Crown of Upper Egypt and raises a mace over a kneeling captive; on the other he wears the Red Crown of Lower Egypt. Conventions Egyptian art kept for millennia are already in place.
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Two serpopards, part serpent and part leopard, entwine their long necks around the round hollow where cosmetics would be ground. At the top, a catfish and a chisel spell Narmer's name.
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