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Pottery in the Middle Kingdom
Some typical forms of the Middle Kingdom. Early Middle Kingdom pottery is still very much in the tradition of the First Intermediate Period. There are several local styles.
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Early Middle Kingdom
Examples from Upper Egypt
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Example from Lower Egypt (Sedment)
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Vessels from the Late Middle Kingdom (mid-12th to 13th Dynasty)
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drinking bowls (early and late Middle Kingdom)
There is a general development over time from rather flat drinking bowls to quite high forms.
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unprovenanced
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Sedment (early Twelfth Dynasty)
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from Abydos
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from Lahun
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from Lahun (late 12th Dynasty or 13th Dynasty)
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Rifeh (early Twelfth Dynasty)
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further reading:
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