ARHI 2300 1st Edition Lecture 4Outline of Last Lecture I. Hammurabi Law Code, Babylonian, ca. 1780 BCE II. Lamassu, from Dur Sharrukin, Assyrian, ca. 720-705 BCE III. Ishtar Gates, Neo-Babylonian, ca. 575 BCE Outline of Current Lecture I. The Palette of King Narmer, Pre-Dynastic Egyptian, ca. 3000-2920 BCECurrent LectureI. The Palette of King Narmera. Slate, 25 in. highb. Votive offering for the Egyptian goddess Hathor, mother goddess of all the gods and the pharaohs or kings of Egypt c. Palettes were used for makeup preparation, and was usually much smaller; men and women used black eyeliner d. We believe that the palette was about reunification of upper and lower Egypt by Narmere. Commemorative functioni. Carved in low relief with hieroglyphicsii. Four registers; on top, there is a hieroglyph that symbolizes Narmariii. Composite- chest and head in profileiv. He wears the crown of upper Egypt v. Interior lines in legs and arms suggest muscles and strength1. Other figure does not have the same suggestion of strengthf. Horus, the Falcon godThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.i. The Pharaoh was believed to be Horus’s representative on earthii. Horus is the grandson of Ra, the Sun god.g. All pharaohs are viewed as descended from Ra, thus divine in their own right.i. Horus is charged to maintain order on earthii. Figure underneath Horus represents the rebels of lower Egyptiii. Horus was considered type of iconographyh. Composition- how the figures are arrangedi. Top register; symmetrical compositionii. Middle register; asymmetrical compositioniii. Shows how king will restore orderi. Procession seemingly celebrates Narmar’s victory (he wears the crown of Lower Egypt)i. Figures with falcons- emphasize connection between pharohs and Horusii. Serpo-pards- reinforce idea of unity (bound
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