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Material : Gold
Height : 38
Found in : Tanis , Tomb of Psusennes I , Sepulcher of Psusennes I (1940)
Period : Third Intermediate Period
Reign of : Psusennes I
Dynasty: XXI
Belonged_to: Psusennes I
Archeologist : P . MONTET
This gold jug was found by archeologist Pierre Montet in 1940 in the Tomb of Psusennes I , crypt of Psusennes I in Tanis . King Psusennes I was the third king of the Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt who ruled between 1047 – 1001 BC .
Such forms of water jugs used for pouring water over the hands at mealtimes were commonly used in the New Kingdom . This container has a long flared neck that ends with a spout in the shape of a papyrus capital carved with thin accurate stripes . On the rounded lower section , there are two cartouches with the name of the King as well as some of his titles , such as: "The King of Upper and Lower Egypt , Aakheperre Setepenamun , the Son of Ra , the Lord of the Crowns , PsusennesÂMeryamun . "
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