Foreign Relations in Pre- and Early Dynastic Egypt
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orange - direct trade is attested green - indirect contacts are attested
Evidence for contact with Greece is not clear: some stone vessels from
Crete might date to the First or Second Dynasty, but may havae been
transported centuries later than their date of production (Warren
1969: 108-109; Warren 1995) |
Examples for trade
Foreign pottery found in Egypt
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Egyptian pottery found in Palestine | Egyptian colonies in Palestine?
Examples for Near Eastern influence on Egyptian art
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The palace facade of the Early Dynastic Tombs is thought
to follow Near Eastern models
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Certain motifs in late Predynastic and Early Dynastic
art are clearly influenced by Near Eastern prototypes.
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