Small Cup (Tod Treasure)

Small Cup (Tod Treasure)
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