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Material : Gold and Electrum
Height : 5 . 5 Diameter : 13 . 3
Found in : Tanis , Tomb of Psusennes I , Grave of Undjebauendjed (1946)
Period : Third Intermediate Period
Reign of : Psusennes I
Dynasty: XXI
Belonged_to: Undjebauendjed
Archeologist : P . MONTET
This cup was included within the grave 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 .
Made from gold and electrum , this stunning cup takes the shape of a flower with golden and silver petals . It rests on a base in the form of an upturned lotus flower . One of the gold petals is decorated with inscriptions and a cartouche in the name of King Psusennes I and his wife , Mutnedjemet . Below the cartouches , there are three significant depictions: the head of a lion; a monkey bringing his paw towards his mouth; and a band of flowers .
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