Egyptian Funerary Cone of Amenhotep

Culture: Egyptian

Period: New Kingdom, ca. 1558-1303 B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 23.5 cm long

Price: Sold

Ref: 1032

Provenance: Old French collection, Arteas gallery Paris

Condition: The tail of the cone broken and reattached, the hieroglyphs in perfect condition

Description: An almost completely preserved inscribed funerary cone from the 18th dynasty. The seal area depicts exquisitely worked hieroglyphs describing “the musicians of Amun, husband of Reena”, “Amenhotep, representative overseer of the seal holders”. The tomb belonging to this cone was discovered by archaeologist of the University of Brussels (south of TT 29) in January 2009. Funerary cones were mounted on funerary chamber entries, possibly they were drilled into the moist plaster of the door lintel.