Small Cup (Tod Treasure)
GEM Number
65899
Collection
Main Galleries
Period
Middle Kingdom
Dynasty
12
Description
This silver cup was folded and flattened to fit into the copper chests that held the Tod Treasure. The cup is undecorated with a delicate handle riveted to the body (one nail at the bottom and two nails at the top). The shape of the cup is foreign to Egypt but similar in type to those from Anatolia (Turkey) and Mycenae (Greece).
Region
Upper Egypt
Area
Luxor
Silver
Height
7.2 cm
Width
8.7 cm
Length
11 cm