page_title: El-Tod
section_title: Tod Treasure
hierarchical_section_title: El-Tod / Remains / Tod Treasure
caption_attribution_description: Trésor provenant du temple de Montou à Tôd - Moyen Empire égyptien - Musée du Louvre
context_page_description: El-Tod was the site of an ancient Egyptian town and a temple to the Egyptian god Monthu. It is located 20 kilometres southwest of Luxor, Egypt, near the settlement of Hermonthis. A modern village now surrounds the site.
context_section_description: In 1936, archaeologists discovered in the support structures under the ruined temple building a number of metallic and lapis lazuli artifacts. Most of the metallic objects were made of silver. They were earmarked for some authorities of unknown origin and epoch, who are believed to have been of non-Egyptian origin. Nevertheless, the style of the objects resemble artifacts that were excavated in Knossos, which date to c. 1900–1700 BC. Yet, at Knossos such objects were made of clay, possibly imitating metal.
  The initial discovery of four chests (inscribed with the name of Pharaoh Amenemhat II) made of copper and containing the objects had been made by F. Bisson de la Roque. Some sources posit that the treasure is of Asiatic origin and that some of it, in fact, was manufactured in Iran (the latter as claimed by Roger Moorey). Some gold artifacts are also part of the Treasure, and they may have originated from Anatolia. A similar conclusion is drawn on the origin of the silverware based on evidence obtained from relative analysis of the metallic constituents.
  Objects that were found as part of the Treasure seem to have originated from various parts of the world, indicating trade contacts between the Ancient Egyptians and other early civilizations.
  The total weight of all gold items was 6.98 kg, and of the silver items 8.87 kg. After discovery, the Treasure was divided between the Louvre Museum and the Egyptian Museum.
caption: Tod Treasure on display at the Louvre
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