tomb of Psusennes I
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The tomb of Psusennes I is the richly furnished burial site of the 21st Dynasty pharaoh at Tanis, renowned for its intact royal treasures including a solid silver coffin and gold funerary mask.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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royal tomb ⓘ |
| architecturalType | rock-cut tomb ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSite | Temple complex of Amun at Tanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf | Psusennes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | early 10th century BCE ⓘ |
| comparativeSignificance | often compared to tomb of Tutankhamun for richness of grave goods ⓘ |
| condition | largely intact at time of discovery ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocationOfMainTreasures | Egyptian Museum in Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Pierre Montet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| excavationDirectedBy | Pierre Montet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEnd | 1940 ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1939 ⓘ |
| hasArtifact |
bracelets and rings
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gold sandals of Psusennes I ⓘ gold toe stalls of Psusennes I ⓘ inscribed pectoral with royal cartouche ⓘ pectoral ornaments ⓘ |
| hasOccupant | Psusennes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
canopic jars of Psusennes I
ⓘ
gold funerary mask of Psusennes I ⓘ gold jewelry of Psusennes I ⓘ inscribed sarcophagus of Psusennes I NERFINISHED ⓘ shabti figures ⓘ silver anthropoid coffin of Psusennes I ⓘ wall inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryBurial |
Amenemope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shoshenq II NERFINISHED ⓘ Takelot I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nile Delta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Sharqia Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialOfFuneraryMask | gold ⓘ |
| materialOfMainCoffin | silver ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gold funerary mask
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intact royal burial assemblage ⓘ rich jewelry and grave goods ⓘ solid silver coffin ⓘ |
| partOf | royal necropolis of Tanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Third Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most important intact royal burials found in Egypt ⓘ |
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