King Khasekhem Statue of king Khasekhem, last king of the 2nd dynasty. This statue is one of the earliest surviving examples of royal statuary from Egypt. The king wears the white crown of Upper Egypt and is wrapped in a long robe. His right fist is drilled to attach a separate object, perhaps a mace handle or a sceptre. The king´s name is inscribed in front of his feet (left), written inside a representation of the palace facade - the serekh, topped by the falcon god Horus. The base of the statue records a military campaign against the `northern rebels´, referring to the inhabitants of the Nile Delta, alongside the bodies of slain enemies, numbered on the front as 47,209. This image of the triumphant king crushing his foes underfoot remained central to Egyptian royal iconography for the next 3000 years. Statue is from the Main Deposit, Hierakonpolis. Early dynastic, 2nd dynasty. - text from the info card - (AN1896-1908 E 517) Photos taken in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
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