Hawara
Sign in to savethumb|Limestone pyramidion from the Hawara pyramid. Sir [[Flinders Petrie thought that this represented a model for Hawara pyramid. 12th Dynasty. From Hawara, Egypt. Petrie Museum, London.|alt=]]
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- History
- Pyramid
- Excavations
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
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thumb|Limestone pyramidion from the Hawara pyramid. Sir [[Flinders Petrie thought that this represented a model for Hawara pyramid. 12th Dynasty. From Hawara, Egypt. Petrie Museum, London.|alt=]]
thumb|right|Petrie unearthed a number of vivid Fayum mummy portraits in 1911Hawara () is an archaeological site of Ancient Egypt, south of the site of Crocodilopolis ('Arsinoë', also known as 'Medinet al-Faiyum') at the entrance to the depression of the Fayyum oasis. It is the site of a pyramid built by King Amenemhat III of the 12th dynasty, between the 19th and 18th centuries BC.