Coffin of Psusennes I

Head of inner coffin of Psusennes I, detail. Silver and inlaid with gold. 

Since “silver was considerably rarer in Egypt than gold,” Psusennes I’s silver “coffin represents a sumptuous burial of great wealth during Egypt’s declining years. 

Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, reign of Psusennes I, ca. 1070-945 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.