Model Meskhetyu Implement from the Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Tomb

New Kingdom

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

This model of a meskhetyu implement was among the objects discovered in a foundation deposit in front of the tomb of Hatshepsut (KV 20) in the Valley of the Kings. For more information on this deposit, see 30.8.6. The meskhetyu implement was used in the "opening of the mouth" ceremony.

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Title: Model Meskhetyu Implement from the Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Tomb
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Hatshepsut (KV 20), Foundation deposit, Davis/Carter excavations, 1903–04
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: L. 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in)
Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object Number: 30.8.8
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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