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Ivory label for King Den's sandals. From Abydos, Egypt
Early Dynastic period, mid-1st Dynasty, around 2985 BC. Ivory.
Probably originally attached to a pair of sandals. Such labels were usually decorated with representations of important events and this example shows Den, the fifth king of the First Dynasty, about to bring his mace down on the head of his vanquished enemy. The hieroglyphs on the label read 'first occasion of smiting the East'. That the enemy is an Easterner is indicated by his long locks and pointed beard.

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART333095

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 2457px × 2097px

Photo Credit © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY

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1st dynasty (3200-2980 BCE)

Hieroglyphic script