▁or ▁no ▁decor ation . ▁Stone ▁box ▁s arc oph agi ▁with ▁both ▁flat ▁and ▁v ault ed ▁l ids ▁were ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁Kingdom , ▁as ▁a ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Kingdom ▁tradition . ▁The ▁mot ifs ▁on ▁these ▁were ▁more ▁varied ▁and ▁of ▁higher ▁art istic ▁quality ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁any ▁s arc oph agi ▁produced ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁Middle ▁Kingdom . ▁Additionally , ▁fun er ary ▁st ela e ▁developed ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁images ▁and ▁icon ography . ▁They ▁continued ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁dece ased ▁se ated ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁table ▁of ▁offer ings , ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁dece ased ' s ▁wife ▁and ▁other ▁family ▁members . ▁ ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁Kingdom , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁art ▁pieces ▁placed ▁in ▁non - ro yal ▁tomb s . ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁wooden ▁tomb ▁models ▁decre ased ▁dr ast ically , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁small ▁f ai ence ▁models ▁of ▁food . ▁Magic ▁w ands ▁and ▁ro ds , ▁models ▁of ▁protect ive ▁animals , ▁and ▁fert ility ▁figures ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁buried ▁with ▁the ▁dead . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁stat ues ▁and ▁fun er ary ▁st ela e ▁increased , ▁but ▁their ▁quality ▁decre ased . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁Tw elf th ▁D ynast y , ▁coff ins ▁with ▁interior ▁decor ations ▁became ▁rare , ▁and ▁the ▁decor ations ▁on ▁the ▁outside ▁became ▁more ▁elaborate . ▁The ▁r ishi - co ff