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Basin of Psusennes I
JE 85893 Cairo Antiquity Museum
Material: Gold
Size: Height 17 cm; Diameter of Rim: 20.9 cm
Location: Tanis, Tomb of Psusennes I, Burial Chamber
of Psusennes I
Excavation: P. Montet's Excavations of 1940
Period: 21st Dynasty reign of Psusennes I (About
1040-992 BC)
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This gold basin, in its simplistic style, could very
well fit into the collection of a museum of modern art,
but was produced over three thousand years ago. On
the exterior of the basin, barely visible, is the
cartouches of Psusennes
I, which were inscribed with considerable skill. The
basin was discovered next to a gold ewer.
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