Reisner, George Andrew: The early dynastic cemeteries of Naga-ed-Dêr (Band 3): A provincial cemetery of the pyramid age, Naga-ed-Der (Oxford: University Press by John Johnson, 1932)

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c. Distribution of O.K. stone vessels, Dyn. V-VI ....... 70
Comparison of numbers of old and new types; in N 500-900 and in other cemeteries . . . 70-71
A. TABLE OF O.K. STONE VESSELS, ALL CEMETERIES ....... 71
(1) Old traditional types; numbers found in each type of grave . . . . . 71
(2) New O.K. types; numbers found in each type of grave ..... 72
B. TABLE OF O.K. STONE VESSELS FROM CEM. N. 5OO-9OO ...... 73
(1) Old traditional types; numbers found in each type of grave .... 73
(2) New O.K. types; numbers found in each type of grave ..... 73~74
C. SUMMARY OF O.K. STONE VESSELS ........ 74~75
Distribution through Cem. N 500-900 ........ 75
B. POTTERY FOUND IN CEM. N 500-900 . . . . . . . . 75
Two different sets of types ......... 75
1. Pottery vessels in Dyn. II-IV, old types ...... 75
Found in the old types of graves with the old traditional types of stone vessels . . . . 75
Description of the old types of pottery and lists of vessels of each type .... 76-85
table of pottery, old types, dyn. ii-iv ; number of vessels in each type of grave ... 86
Comparative table of pottery and stone vessels of old types ..... 87
Graves with significant tomb-groups of pottery of old types; group j . . . . . 87-88
2. Pottery vessels found in O.K. graves in Cem. N. 500-900, Dyn. V-VI ... 88
Degenerations of old traditional forms; new forms ...... 88
Description of types of pottery vessels and lists of examples of each type .... 88-96
Intrusive vessels ........... 96
TABLE OF O.K. POTTERY VESSELS, DYN. V-VI ....... 97“98
(1) Number of vessels in each type of grave ....... 97
(2) General summary .......... 97
(3) Simplified general summary ........ 98
Association of O.K. forms of pottery and stone vessels; distribution through types of graves . . 98
C. EXAMINATION OF THE OCCURRENCE OF STONE, POTTERY, AND COPPER VESSELS IN
CEM. N 500-900 .......... 98
Functional relationship of all vessels ........ 98
I. SUMMARY OF STONE AND POTTERY VESSELS DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO GRAVE TYPES, DYN. II—III . . 99
II. SUMMARY OF STONE AND POTTERY VESSELS DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO GRAVE TYPES, DYN. IV . . 100
III. SUMMARY OF STONE AND POTTERY VESSELS DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO GRAVE TYPES, DYN. V-VI . . 101
IV. COMPARATIVE GENERAL SUMMARY COMPOSED OF I—III . . . . . . . 102
General conclusions: index of preservation; intact graves without stone vessels; indices of frequency of stone,
pottery, and copper vessels; decline in the use of vessels; displacement of stone by pottery vessels . 104-105
D. SEALS, AMULETS, AND BEADS FOUND IN CEM. N 500-900 .... 105
1. Seals, amulets, and beads of Dyn. III-IV ...... 105
List of graves containing seals, amulets, and beads with list of contents .... 105-107
Connexion of material with earlier and later periods . . . . . . . 108
2. Seals, amulets, and beads of Dyn. V-VI ...... 108
Occurrence; necklaces . . . . . . • • • • .108
a. The stringing of necklaces . ......... 108-109
b. Button and other seals .......... 109-120
Classification of Egyptian seals: roll seals and stamp-seals; cylinder seals, rectangular stamp-seals, button-
seals, amulet seals (stamp-seal), scarab-seal ....... 109
Adaptation of form of stamp to form of amulet . . . . . . . . no
List of O.K. seals found in Cem. N 500-900 ....... 111-113
Classification of seal designs; material from other cemeteries . . . . . . 113
(1) Geometrical patterns; examples ........ 113-116
Lattice, cruciform, circle-cross, star, semicruciform-semicircular, complex symmetrical, meander,
parallel lines
(2) Figure designs .......... 116-118
Human figures; insects, reptiles, mammals, flowers; composite designs
(3) Obscure designs . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Relation of button-seal and its design to cylinder seals and scarab-seals; essentially Egyptian in character . 118-119
Supposed relationship between button-seals and Cretan seals . . . . . .119-120