Cylinder Inscribed with a King's Name
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Object Label
The faintly incised inscription on this cylinder gives the name of Hetepsekhemwy, the first ruler of the Second Dynasty. His name appears within a rectangle, called a serekh, representing a palace facade. Kings were associated with the celestial falcon god Horus. Here this idea is shown through the bird’s figure perched atop the facade.
Caption
Cylinder Inscribed with a King's Name, ca. 2800–2780 B.C.E.. Bone, 2 1/4 x Diam. 1 5/16 in. (5.7 x 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 53.79. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 53.79_view1_bw_SL1.jpg)
Title
Cylinder Inscribed with a King's Name
Date
ca. 2800–2780 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 2
Period
Early Dynastic Period
Geography
Place collected: Helwan, Egypt
Medium
Bone
Classification
Dimensions
2 1/4 x Diam. 1 5/16 in. (5.7 x 3.3 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
53.79
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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