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Chapter 8: The First Intermediate Period: Dynasties VII–X, 2258–2052 B.C.
W. Stevenson Smith, William Kelly Simpson
Description: The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt
The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt
We do not know exactly what political event was the immediate cause of the collapse of the Old Kingdom. The diminished power of the royal family is painfully evident at the close of Dynasty VI. A brief period of confusion, evidently a sort of interregnum known as Dynasty VII,...
Author
W. Stevenson Smith, William Kelly Simpson
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© W. Stevenson Smith, 1958, 1965
Related print edition pages: pp.80-84
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-31555
Chapter subject tags:Egypt--History--First Intermediate PeriodEgypt--History--Middle Kingdom, ca. 2180-ca. 1551 B.C.Tombs--EgyptMural painting and decoration, EgyptianEgypt--Kings and rulersArt, Ancient--EgyptArchitecture, Ancient--Egypt

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