SC/142

Description

Name owner: Undjebauendjed

Title owner: The osiris, general

Dimensions (hxwxd): 9.2 x ? x ? cm

Translation hieroglyphs: The Osiris, The General, Un-djebau-en-djed, True of voice (or:
Asir imy-r-mSa wn-Dbaw-(n)-Dd.t mAa-xrw)

Preservation: Intact, bronze discoloured at places

R-R: –

Provenance: Ex-Bigler, prior to that ex-Swiss collection A.O. acquired prior to 1980. 

Comments: General Un-djebau-en-djed was an important official under pharao Pusennes I in Tanis. He was also burried in his tomb.
His funery goods consisted of a large number of shabti and just as his master they were made from bronze and faience. No less than 360 were made of faience, 20 of bronze and a unknown amount of overseers in bronze. Montet discovered the tomb of Psusennes I in 1939. Unfortunately, during the Second Worldwar the magazine was robbed and much of its belongings were scattered all over the world and ended up in museum and private collections. 

Additional information

Ancient provenance

Tanis, Tomb 1

Dynasty

21st dynasty

Material

Bronze

Reign

Pusennes I