Where was the mummy mask of psusennes found?

Where was the mummy mask of psusennes found?

Tanis
His mummy was found in the tomb of his predecessor, Psusennes I, at Tanis in 1939, adorned with the gold mask illustrated above.

How many pharaohs bodies have been found?

Royal mummies from Egypt’s golden age surprise scholars. Offering hopes for tracing the family secrets of the ancient pharaohs, more than 50 royal mummies have emerged in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings from a tomb long sealed by rubble and little suspected of harboring royalty.

How old is the mummy mask of psusennes?

The mummy-mask of Amenemopet, found at Tanis (San el-Hagar) Around 1070 BC, Egypt was in decline, losing its Nubian provinces and other sources of revenue. A new royal family began to rule from Tanis in the far north-east, but the south was ruled by a largely independent series of High Priests at Thebes.

Why do mummies have red hair?

The hair color of mummies or buried bodies can change. Hair contains a mixture of black-brown-yellow eumelanin and red pheomelanin. Eumelanin is less chemically stable than pheomelanin and breaks down faster when oxidized. It is for this reason that Egyptian mummies have reddish hair.

What nationality is Tanis?

Dutch
Dutch: probably a variant of Danis.

What was in the silver coffin of Psusennes?

Within the sarcophagus, was a granite coffin, which in turn contained a coffin of solid silver, a gold mummy-board and a solid gold mask covering the face of Psusennes. Around the sarcophagus were piled his canopic jars, his delightful shabtis and other burial goods. It was indeed a rich find.

What are the treasures of the storehouse and heart?

The treasures of the storehouse, which refers to money and material wealth. The treasures of the body, which refers to our health and social status. And finally, the treasures of the heart, which we described in the previous slide.

Where was Psusennes I’s golden burial mask kept?

After Montet made his discovery, he raced to get his family back to Europe before the outbreak of war and the treasures he found – including Psusennes I’s golden burial mask were transported to Cairo for safe-keeping. There, the Silver Pharaoh’s treasures remained vaulted and unstudied for decades.

Where was the tomb of Psusennes 1 found?

The tomb of Psusennes 1 and his wife Mutnedjmet was found by French Egyptologist Pierre Montet 1885 – 1996, who conducted major excavations of the relics of the New Kingdom (1567- 525 B.C.E.) at the ancient capital of Tanis in the Nile Delta.