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Vessels, Ingots, and Chains from the El-Tod Treasure
Middle Kingdom
Not on view
This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
These objects belong to a large deposit of silver vessels, chains, silver and gold ingots, jewelry, and lapis lazuli pieces that were made outside Egypt, in Crete, Anatolia, and other areas of the Near East. They were ritually placed in the foundation of the Montu temple at el-Tod. The vessels were folded and all the objects carefully arranged in layers in four copper-alloy chests inscribed for King Amenemhat II. They seem to constitute an offering to the god of objects accumulated over a long period of time.
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