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... Exekias . Execration Texts , ancient Egyptian docu- ments dating to the end of the Middle King- dom ( c . 1991 - c . 1786 BC ) and inscribed with the names of actual or potential foes of the pharaoh . The documents are usually of two ...
... Exekias . Execration Texts , ancient Egyptian docu- ments dating to the end of the Middle King- dom ( c . 1991 - c . 1786 BC ) and inscribed with the names of actual or potential foes of the pharaoh . The documents are usually of two ...
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... Exekias , c . 535 BC ; in the Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek , Munich Hirmer Fotoarchiv , Munchen The most frequent inscription on the vases is " Exekias epoiesen me " ( " Exekias made me " ) . In two instances , on an ...
... Exekias , c . 535 BC ; in the Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek , Munich Hirmer Fotoarchiv , Munchen The most frequent inscription on the vases is " Exekias epoiesen me " ( " Exekias made me " ) . In two instances , on an ...
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