-Front Top Hathor god as cow and women -Front Top Middle Narmer is the largest figure Wears cobra crown of lower Egypt Enemies seen from above: head between legs Narmer preceded by 4 bearers and a priest Followed by his foot washer -Front Middle Harnessed lionesses with elongated necks -Front Bottom Symbol of a bull knocking down a fortress -Back Top Hathor -Back Middle Hawk Horus, the god of Egypt, triumphs over Narmers foes Hold a rope around a man's head Bull's tail around Narmer's waist which is a symbol of strength Wears a crown as the king of united Egypt Narmer beating down enemies -Back Bottom Defeated Egyptians are below his feet. -Relief sculpture of Narmer unifying upper and lower Egypt: Hierarchy of scale
--Scholars believe that the palette takes many actions over many years and turns it into 1 event -Historical narrative -Hieroglyphics explain and add to the meaning
-Used for the king's eye makeup -Ceremonial
Context
--His godlike figure projects the idea of order and stability -The artistic conventions used in the piece set a standard for Egyptian figural representation. -Narmer is shown in a composite view on a hierarchical scale.