Overview
In this reunified age, court dress continued the Old Kingdom pattern while taking on a more sober dignity.
Key garments and style
Women wore long, ankle-length sheath dresses and men longer kilts or a garment covering waist to chest. Pectorals of gold and semi-precious stones and broad collars are the finest jewellery of the age.
Transition
In the Second Intermediate Period, Near Eastern elements arrived through the Hyksos who ruled the north.