Ceremonial dagger of Ahmose I
The inscription ends in very fine decorative motifs: on one side a lion pursues a calf in a rocky landscape, followed by a row of four grasshoppers and the head of an animal. The other side shows a floral design crowned with a jackal’s head. This decoration in gold thread, like the hieroglyphs, is backed by a band of black enamel.
Made of gold, electrum, copper alloy and semi-precious stones. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Ahmose I, ca. 1550-1524 BC. From the Tomb of Queen Ahhotep, Dra’ Abu el-Naga’, West Thebes.
Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 4666
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