Ensigns of Ancient Egypt

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Wooden standards, comprising poles surmounted by cult images, were used from the Predynastic period onwards as a means of displaying fetishes or representations of deities. In later, dynastic times, they symbolised the different towns and nomes (provinces) of Egypt. There are depictions of standards on many of the ceremonial palettes, maceheads and labels of the late Predynastic and Early Dynastic periods (c. 3200-2890 BCE). Various standards can also be found on the Decorated Ware of Naqada II while some can also be found among the petroglyphs of the Eastern desert. 8 pages, 289kb

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ancient history / egyptology / standards / nomes / deities / gods

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