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Button seals dated by archaeological context
(Wiese 1996: 44)
The earliest button seals are very similar in style to the cylinder seals with figures. The earliest of these cylinders seals are datable to the end of the Fifth Dynasty. From the archaeological context the earliest button seals are datable to the Sixth Dynasty.
Beginning of Sixth Dynasty
UC 17681 (Qau 1165)
End of Sixth Dynasty
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UC 20425 (Badari 3141)
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UC 20495 (Qau 7572)
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UC 17761 (Badari 3125)
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steatite
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tooth
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UC 20498 (Qau 7848)
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UC 20404 (Qau 712)
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UC 20424 (Qau 4913)
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steatite
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Early First Intermediate Period
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UC 18032
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UC 20429
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UC 18031
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UC 20636
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(Qau 4903)
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(Badari 3127)
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(Qau 4903)
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(Qau 4845)
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UC 20472
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UC 20427
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UC 20675
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UC 20786 |
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(Badari 3298 )
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(Qau 1928)
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(Qau 5313)
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(Badari 3222)
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Middle of the First Intermediate Period
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UC 20470
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UC 20592
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UC 20830
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UC 20581
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(Badari 3295)
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(Badari 3306)
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(Badari 3601)
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(Badari 3301)
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UC 20428
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UC 20461
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UC 20485
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UC 20582
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(Qau 1990)
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(Badari 3267)
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(Qau 4852)
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(Badari 3301)
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UC 20482
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UC 20785
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UC 20667
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UC 20481
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(Qau 4850)
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(Badari 3206)
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(Qau 5283)
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(Qau 4850)
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End of the First Intermediate Period - Eleventh Dynasty
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UC 20542
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UC 20784
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UC 20601
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UC 20887
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(Qau 2024)
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(Badari 3196)
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(Qau 5334)
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UC 20609
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UC 20727
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UC 20579
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UC 20904
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(Qau 3424)
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(Qau 1576)
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(Qau 3294)
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(Qau 4944)
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Eleventh Dynasty till Senusret I
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UC 20752
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UC 20764
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UC 20725
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UC 20729
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(Qau 1672)
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(Qau 1725)
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(Qau 1532)
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(Qau 1591)
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UC 20806
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UC 20751
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UC 18075
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UC 20729
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(Qau 3421)
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(Qau 1672)
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(Qau 1591)
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