Small finds from the shafts of the tomb of Khunes at ancient Hebenu (Zawyet Sultan)

This article presents a heterogeneous group of objects found in the shafts no. 10 and 18 of the tomb of Khunes during an archaeological survey at Zawyet Sultan. The items under discussion can be grouped in three broad typological categories: copper alloy figurines, faience amulets, and funerary equipment. As none of these objects were found in primary archaeological contexts, it is impossible to determine their original provenance. The analysis of the artefacts shows that they belong to a broad but defined timeframe, ranging from the Late to the Ptolemaic Period. This paper aims to present data for all of the objects found in the shafts no. 10 and 18 of the tomb of Khunes and to identify parallels in other collections, in order to show and compare artefacts of the people who lived at ancient Hebenu. This specifically concerns the artefacts from previous excavations at Zawyet Sultan by Raymond Weill, now preserved at the Louvre Museum in Paris and the Joseph-Denais Museum in Beaufort en-Vallée