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Material : Silver and Gold
Diameter : 16
Found in : Tanis , Tomb of Psusennes I , Sepulcher of Undjebauendjed (1946)
Period : Third Intermediate Period
Reign of : Psusennes I
Dynasty: XXI
Belonged_to: Undjebauendjed
Archeologist : P . MONTET
This fine cup was found in the Tomb of Psusennes I (the third king of the Twenty-first Dynasty) in the sepulcher of Undjebauendjed (1045-994 BC) . Excavated by archeologist Pierre Montet in 1946 , the item belongs to Undjebauendjed , who was the army's general of king Psusennes I and an important figure in the court . He held the titles: "The Prophet of Khonsu" , "The General of the Armies" , "The Head of the Pharaoh's Archers" , "The Director of the Prophets of all the Gods" and "The Justified of the House of Osiris , lord of Mendes" . In his tomb , which was found by Montet in 1939 inside the Tomb of Psusennes I , was found a stunning silver sarcophagus belonging to King Sheshonq II (of the Twenty-Second Dynasty) . Also found in the tomb were sets of grave goods that comprised of gold and silver vases , jars , finger sheaths , sandals , masks and jewelry .
This particular cup denotes a very high quality of goldsmith . It is modeled in the shape of a hemisphere with the center decorated with floral patterns surrounded by winding lines . It was hung through a gilded silver ring at the rim of one end .
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