A Twelfth Dynasty Stela Workshop Possibly from Saqqara

An early Twelfth Dynasty stela workshop is identified, represented by five stelae datable to the reign of Amenemhat II. Three come from the collection of Thédenat-Duvent and were probably found at either Abydos or Thebes, though the workshop itself may have been located at Saqqara. Twelfth Dynasty false doors with wḏ3t-eyes on the crossbar were probably produced in the Memphis–Fayum region (and in Beni Hasan), with some afterwards being erected at Abydos. Geminating forms of rdj cease being written with after the reign of Amenemhat II.