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Cup of Undjebauendjed

JE 87740  Cairo Antiquity Museum

Material: Gold and Electrum
Size: Diameter: 13.3 cm; Height: 5.5
Location: Tanis, Tomb of Psusennes I
Excavation: Pierre Montet's Excavations of 1946
Period: 21st Dinasty Reign of Psusennes I (1040-992 BC)

This cup was one of a number of fine pieces discovered in the tomb of Psusennes I from the 21st Dynasty.

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