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Another Pithemorphic Vessel of the Sixth Dynasty

Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, 1993
The earliest and most conspicuous evidence for the ancient Egyptians' sense of humor is surely to be found in the antics of apes, a favorite motif of the scenes of daily life in tomb chapels of the Old Kingdom, dating from the Fourth Dynasty onward. Considering how very few three-dimensional representations of animals are known from that period, apart ...
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A Provincial Statue of the Egyptian Sixth Dynasty

American Journal of Archaeology, 1962
'Idi, illustrated in pl. 17, figs. 1-2, has recently been presented to the University of Missouri's Museum of Art and Archaeology by Mr. Leonard Epstein of New York.' It is made of quartzite, a material that was much favored by Userkaf but otherwise was seldom utilized during the Old Kingdom and is here perhaps attested for the first time in a piece of
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The Book of the Dead Papyri in the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty

2023
Abstract This chapter provides an overview of the sources and composition of the Book of the Dead papyri of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty based on selected examples. The analysis focuses on the formal design of the manuscripts, which is mainly determined by format and layout.
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A pleated linen dress from a Sixth Dynasty tomb at Gebelein now in the Museo Egizio, Turin

The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 1984
Robe de lin, a manches, a plis horizontaux, decouverts par Schiaparelli en 1911, mais jamais publiee. Les AA. comblent cette lacune.
Rosalind Hall, Lidia Pedrini
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The Sixth Dynasty False Door of the Priestess of Hathor Irti

Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, 1994
The false door shown on figs. 1 and 2 was purchased from Sotheby's, London, by Mr. Robert McCorkell, a private collector from Ottawa, Ontario.2 The surface is in fair condition, although it is heavily pitted in some areas. The piece measures 48.2 cm by 62.8 cm. The false door is framed by two protruding torus mouldings on either side, with the expected
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The nobles of El-Qusiya in the sixth dynasty: archaeological and historical study

2022
The nobles of El-Qusiya were of Memphite origin and remained closely connected to the capital, with no evidence of a change in the ruling family from Khewenwekh (Pepy I) to Heni (end of Dynasty 6 or slightly later). Artists, particularly painters, were prominently depicted in the tombs of these nobles and appear in the company of the tomb owners on ...
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Going through changes: the elite perception of the King in Sixth Dynasty Egypt

2022
The Sixth Dynasty of Egypt (c. 2305-2152BCE) was a period plagued with royal problems. While Teti apparently suffered an attack on his life at the hands of his "bodyguards", Pepy I became the victim of an unsuccessful harem conspiracy, and Pepy II seemingly lost control over the number and power of his officials.
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An Altered Royal Head of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty

The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 1988
Publication of a late Saite head that clearly shows alteration from a royal to a private representation. It appears to be one of a group that can be attributed to Amasis, the fifth king of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty. Of particular interest is Walters Art Gallery no. 22.415, which had previously been considered Ptolemaic, and is of this group.
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A Group of Sixth Dynasty Titles Relating to Ptah and Sokar

Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, 1964
in the Bulletin of the University Museum in Philadelphia, where it has long been exhibited,2 it remains to be pointed out that the titles on the six jambs form a rare and interesting group, which, when studied in relation to each other, contribute a surprising amount of information on the development of the local priesthoods from the Old to the Middle ...
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From Saqqara to Brussels: A Head from a Sixth Dynasty Prisoner Statue in the Musees Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire

Chronique d'Egypte, 2020
Six of the late Old Kingdom pharaohs erected statues of foreign bound prisoners in their pyramid complexes.
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