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The Sarcophagus of King Psusennes I The sarcophagus of King Psusennes I is one of the rarest and most important archaeological discoveries in the history of ancient Egypt. It is unique in that it is made almost entirely of pure silver, reflecting the high status of the king who ruled Egypt during the 21st Dynasty in the Third Intermediate Period (c. 1047–1001 BC). The sarcophagus was found inside tomb NRT III at Tanis (San el-Hagar) in the eastern Nile Delta. The tomb was discovered in 1940 by t