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Material : Silver
Diameter : 16 . 5
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 silver cup was included within the sepulcher of Undjebauendjed , in the Tomb of Psusennes I , in Tanis . Undjebauendjed was the army's general of king Psusennes I , the third king of the Twenty-first Dynasty . He was 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 cup is modeled in the shape of a hemisphere . It was hung through a gilded silver ring at the rim of one end . In its center , it has two circles , one wider than the other but both are decorated with floral patterns and lotus flowers . Springing out from the outer , wider circle are numerous winding lines .
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