Early Dynastic period

3100 BCE – 2700 BCE (approximate dates)

Africa

The unification of Egypt and the first dynasties: the Narmer Palette sets the canon for depicting the ruler for three thousand years.

Selected works

Vessel Archaic Period/Old Kingdom, Dynasty 1–3 (3050–2630 BCE)

Jar Early Dynastic Period–Old Kingdom, Dynasty 1–4 (about 3000–2498 BCE)