The Narmer Palette
Well, we can at least say it’s a famous artifact–the Narmer Palette, produced in the time of King Narmer, the first ruler of a united Egypt, circa 3150 B.C.
But then we look at the pictures…
In the middle of the composition we find two wranglers using halters to control a pair of animals with very long necks. No, they’re not giraffes. The ancient Egyptians had zoos. Their artists depicted animals realistically.
Either the long-necked creatures on the Narmer Palette were totally imaginary,,, or they were real.
And if they were real… what the dickens were they?