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Middle Kingdom (about 2025-1700 BC) art: non royal relief
There are two main places were non-royal relief appears in the Middle Kingdom
Stelae of Individuals
Early Twelfth Dynasty
In the early Middle Kingdom the relief is often raised, sometimes of very high quality
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stela of the Eleventh Dynasty
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stelae of the Early Twelfth Dynasty
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At the end of the Twelfth Dynasty a larger scale production of stelae started. There are still some high quality works of art, but many stelae are of rather low quality. Sunken relief become very common.
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A gallery of late Middle Kingdom stelae
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Reliefs in tombs
Tombs in the residence cemeteries (such as Lahun) are not so richly decorated as in the Old Kingdom (about 2686-2181 BC) . Often there is only a stela or false door. Only some tombs of governors in the provinces are fully decorated.
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Reliefs found at Lahun
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