Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry
Cylinder Inscribed with a King's Name
Description
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. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 53.79 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3585 tier-2
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