Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Early Western World
6. Mediterranean (Early Western World)
7. Egyptian (ancient)
8. Egyptian periods
9. Old Kingdom (Egyptian)

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the period in Egypt from about 2325 to 2150 BCE. The period is characterized by internal problems in the royal family and the decentralization of power seen in the general decline of the arts and an increase in provincial tomb building.