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Material : Gold
Height : 17 Diameter : 10 . 2
Found in : Tanis , Tomb of Psusennes I , Crypt of Psusennes I (1940)
Period : Third Intermediate Period
Reign of : Psusennes I
Dynasty: XXI
Belonged_to: Psusennes I
Archeologist : Pierre Montet
This gold basin was found in the burial chamber in the Tomb of Psusennes I , in Tanis among other significant treasures including gold funerary masks , coffins , pots , basins , gold masks , and numerous other items of precious jewelry belonging to Sheshonq III , and general Undjebauendjed . This kind of containers was introduced to Egypt from the Near East; that is why they are often depicted in the hands of foreigners from the Aegean or Asia .
From inside and opposite the handle , the basin is carved with cartouches that state the name of King Psusennes I . The gold basin was found with a water jug; and they both were used to wash hands after dinner meals , especially during banquets . It is modeled into a flared , lotus-flower-shaped basin with a flat base and a handle that takes the shape of a palm tree (below) and a lotus lower (above) fastened to the body by three rivets .
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