Facial reconstruction of the silver Pharaoh Psusennes 1 part 2

 Facial Reconstrucition(s) of Psussenes I by Melissa Dring for the documentary Pharaoh Psusennes I : The Silver Pharaoh Melissa hold spycological degree of facial identification. and trained by FBI forensic reconstruction

There are two things about Psusennes I that are of great interest. He ruled his part of Egypt longer than any other king in the entirety of Egyptian history. Secondly, his tomb was completely intact not having been entered in antiquity. There were tombs immediately adjacent to his tomb complex, but the ancient robbers stopped their digging just prior to his tomb. Apparently, it must have been believed that they had gone far enough, as it were.

Little Publicity Due To Other World Events

From the standpoint of 20th-century chronology, at the time the tomb was discovered, the entire world had far more important things on its mind. Germany had advanced into Poland and Montet and his group returned to France. The was little if any interest regarding Egypt saves that of its role in the desert war.

It was not until the present time that Egyptologists began to return to Tanis and the Nile Delta. Modern science and technology as well as personal interest on the part of Egyptologists who knew about the work of the French and decided to reopen the area for further study and exploration.

Longest Serving Pharaoh

Psusennes I ruled from approximately 1047 to 1001 BCE. This is not exact, but the fact remains that he was the longest-reigning Pharaoh during the entirety of Egyptian history. There had been no strong Pharaoh in Egypt since Ramesses III.

Red granite sarcophagus of Merenptah reused for Psusennes I.