English: Alabaster vase inscribed with the name of Semerkhet, penultimate pharaoh of the first dynasty of Egypt, c. 2920 BC. The inscription reads King Iry-Nebty visits the palace-of-the-pleased-king, oil jars for it, National Archaeological Museum, St Germain en Laye.
Français : Vase en albatre inscrit du nom de Semerkhet, avant-dernier pharaon de la 1ere dynastie, c. 2920 av. J.C. Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St Germain en Laye.
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: sharpened artwork lines on vase (but not the vase surface), removed background noise, slightly warmer white-balance, slight increase in contrast. The original can be viewed here: Semerkhet Vase.jpg: . Modifications made by Bammesk.
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