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Faience in the Third Intermediate
Period
(note: some of these objects may belong to the late New Kingdom (about
1250-1069 BC))
Objects made in Faience; note in particular the fragments of relief decorated faience stemmed cups ('chaliceds'), which are a highlight of artistic production in the Third Intermediate Period. Small amulets, often very fine figures of deities, also show the high level of faience working.
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parts of vessels
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amulets
In the 22nd Dynasty open worked faience objects became common; especially jewellery is often very intricate in design and execution.
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unknown provenance
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from Kafr Ammar
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Lahun, without exact provenance
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Kafr Ammar tomb 380
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other objects (note: UC 45137 and 45147 may be New Kingdom in date)
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Further reading:
Spurr/Reeves/Quirke
1999: 37-54 (exhibition catalogue with many important faience objects
of the Third Intermediate Period from the Myers Museum at Eton)