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

New Kingdom

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.

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

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

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