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Stone vessels in the Old Kingdom: examples

most of the stone vessels in the Old Kingdom are made of calcite;
the forms are rather simple

typology of Old Kingdom stone vessels

further reading:

  • Aston 1994 (typology of stone vessels - all periods)
  • Minault-Gout 1997 (on Old Kingdom stone vessels mentioning the sed festival of an king)
  • Ziegler 1997 (on insribed Old Kingdom stone vessels in the Louvre)

 


 

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