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

Narrower term/s

• Twenty-first Dynasty (Egyptian)
• Twenty-second Dynasty (Egyptian)
• Twenty-third Dynasty (Egyptian)
• Twenty-fourth Dynasty (Egyptian)
• Twenty-fifth Dynasty (Egyptian)

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the period in Egypt from about 1075 to 664 BCE comprising the Twenty-first Dynasty through the Twenty-fifth Dynasty; some sources end with the Twenty-fourth Dynasty about 715 BCE. The period is one of political disruption resulting in the the diminished production of art and architecture during certain dynasties. A rise in the importance of metalworking, a tendency towards archaizing in sculpture, and a high level of artistic quality are notable characteristics of the period.