Small Bowl (Treasure of Tod)

Small Bowl (Treasure of Tod)
Small Bowl (Treasure of Tod)
 

GEM Number

65839

Collection

Main Galleries

Period

Middle Kingdom

Dynasty

12

Description

A small silver bowl with vertical band decoration (gadroon) made by hammering the metal from the reverse side (repoussé). Silver was associated with ‘white’ and ‘light’ in ancient Egypt and played an important role in religious rituals. Recent analysis of various silver artefacts found as part of the Tod Treasure reveal that the silver was relatively pure and almost certainly imported to Egypt.

Region
Upper Egypt
Silver

Height

5.7 cm

Diameter

12.5 cm