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Hammered silver. During the classic 3rd intermediate (era of PSUSENNES I )new kingdom silver intact and ancient.
In the Egyptian texts of this era, payment to favorites was done with CHAINS of SILVER .
this represented currency before there were coins, minted,
value was based on the SILVER weight the individual WOULD PAY By taking off one link at a time, and weighing it in exchange for goods or services
CONFUSING TIMES AND THE PRIESTS PRETTY MUCH RAN THINGS THEN.
LIBIAN priest of Amun rule. And known as the silver pharaoh.
It was during his reign that silver, being more rare at the time than Gold became more valuable than gold.
, his tomb was known for the silver burial, as opposed to the Gold of King Tut , and most of the others. SMALL ITEMS WERE DISPERSED IN THE EARLY 1900s However, this is of the era and not tied to any worker archaeologists on the site ,
All ex Gerald A Smith ( San Bernardino County museum founder ). collection 1915-2001
