Early Old Kingdom core spear jars and the Nebu lintel were found at the Wadi Cemetery. The Nebu lintel features sunken relief and hieroglyphs consistent with 3rd dynasty art. A cubic seat found resembles those used by King Djoser and private individuals at Saqqara and Helwan during the early dynastic period. The decoration style points to early dynastic through early Old Kingdom craftsmanship.
Dating evidence from Wadi Cemetery artifacts
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Key facts
- Early Old Kingdom core spear jars found
- Inscribed lintel known as the Nebu lintel discovered
- Nebu lintel appears predynastic with sunken relief offering table and hieroglyphs consistent with 3rd dynasty art
- Cubic seat resembles those used by King Djoser and private individuals in early dynastic art at Saqqara and Helwan
- Decoration style consistent with early dynastic to early Old Kingdom art
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Table of Contents. List of Plates. IX. Acknowledgement. XVIII. Introduction. XIX. 1. Topographical distribution of the Herakleopolitan Period cemeteries.
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his position was high especially in the early Old Kingdom, when his emblems appear on bracelets of Sneferu's statues (Fakhry, Sneferu, II.1, p.122, figs.134 ...
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Egyptian archaeologists uncover Old Kingdom tombs with 160 pottery vessels at Qubbet el Hawa, revealing ancient burial practices.
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