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Material : Silver and Gold
Diameter : 15 . 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 fine patera was found in the Tomb of Psusennes I who was the third king of the Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt who ruled between 1047 – 1001 BC . It was found on the floor of the chamber between the shawabty and the south wall of the tomb . Made from silver and decorated with gold , this circular container has a gold nail in its center and other four ones fastened near the rim . Some inscriptions in a cartouche occupy the other lower side of the item . They read: "Life to the perfect god , lord of the Two Lands , High Priest of Amun Psusennes . "
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