The Egyptian Expedition: The Excavations at Lisht

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Bound Within a Box: Examination of Execration Figurines of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

“…Date of the Figures. Execration ritual deposits from the Middle Kingdom have been found at Saqqara, 44 Lisht, 45 Thebes, 46 Helwan, 47 Mirgissa, 48 Semna, 49 and Uronarti. 50 In addition, Middle Kingdom execration figurines without exact provenance are known from the Theban and Memphite areas.…”

“…This deposit was uncovered by Lansing and Hayes for the Metropolitan Museum of Art during the 1932-33 season of their excavation at Lisht South. 82 The Lisht group consists of about 90 figures of unbaked clay, many of which are fragmentary, 83 and an unbaked clay box (MMA Acc. No.…”

Arbeitsorganisation, Produktionsverfahren und Werktechnik -

“…Vermutlich waren die Besitzer der Gräber Beamte aus dem beruflichen Umfeld des Sesostrisanch. 1726 Abb.108: Leiter und Produzenten 1727 Die Aufsicht über ein konkretes Projekt hatte der Xrp m k#t, (Oberster Leiter der Arbeiten). Dieser Titel ist auch für Mentuhotep für seine Bauaufsicht an der Chapelle Blanche belegt.…”