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تبادل إعلانيThe Hemaka Discs
JE 70164 (hunting scene); steatite; D. 9.5cm; JE 70162 (geometric decoration); schist, limestone; D. 10cm; JE
70160 (two birds); limestone; D. 9.6cm; 1st Dynasty, Early Dynastic Period; Saqqara; Ground Floor, Hall 43
Hemaka, who lived during the 1st Dynasty, was a treasurer and vizier. His tomb contained many funerary objects, with decorated pieces made of stone, copper, ivory, and wood. These particular objects – known as the Hemaka discs - were found in 1936 by the Egyptologist Walter Emery inside a wooden box; we do not know their purpose, but Emery suggested that they may have been used for weaving, although they may have been used as part of a game. One of the examples bears a hunting scene, showing two dogs and two gazelles, another shows two birds, while the final example displays geometric patterns.
JE 70164 (hunting scene); steatite; D. 9.5cm; JE 70162 (geometric decoration); schist, limestone; D. 10cm; JE
70160 (two birds); limestone; D. 9.6cm; 1st Dynasty, Early Dynastic Period; Saqqara; Ground Floor, Hall 43
Hemaka, who lived during the 1st Dynasty, was a treasurer and vizier. His tomb contained many funerary objects, with decorated pieces made of stone, copper, ivory, and wood. These particular objects – known as the Hemaka discs - were found in 1936 by the Egyptologist Walter Emery inside a wooden box; we do not know their purpose, but Emery suggested that they may have been used for weaving, although they may have been used as part of a game. One of the examples bears a hunting scene, showing two dogs and two gazelles, another shows two birds, while the final example displays geometric patterns.