File:Silver Vases of Princess Neferuptah.jpg
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These exquisite and rare set of silver vases were discovered in the intact tomb of Princess Neferuptah located at Hawara, Egypt. Neferuptah's tomb is renowned for having one of the rarest and most beautiful collections of jewellery of Ancient Egypt. These three vases were found in the tomb of this princess. One was found beside the offering table while the other two vases were beside her sarcophagus in the burial chamber. These vases were most probably water vases used for the preliminary purification of her mummy. The inscriptions on the vases all alike mention the name of Nerferuptah in the form of a cartouche as well as the name of her father king Amenemhat III. Neferuptah's tomb was found intact in 1956 and still contained her jewellery, a granite sarcophagus, these three silver vases and many other objects. As noted, she was both the daughter of the powerful Egyptian pharaoh Amenemhat III and the sister of Sobekneferu who both ruled the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt during the 19th and 18th century BCE. These objects are today located in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt where their respective museum catalogue numbers are JE 90152, JE 90153 and JE 90154. This photo was personally taken by Merja Attia of Finland. |
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| Author | Merja Attia |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Merja Attia at https://flickr.com/photos/77855295@N05/52703271588. It was reviewed on 19 September 2025 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-4.0. |
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