Caption

Basa's funeral cone, creator, Basa ca. 664–610 BC. Cone-shaped funerary cone, height 9 cm, width 23 cm, weight 1.072 kg. Late Period, 26th Dynasty reign of Psammetik I, Western Thebes tomb 389 on Asasif. The hieroglyphic inscription on the base runs in two vertical columns. On either side a figure faces the inscription, kneeling on the neb sign with hands raised in prayer. Above the inscription is a representation of a solar barque. Iconography: boat, solar disc; contains hieroglyphs. Davies-Macadam, Corpus No. 602., A single elongated, conical object rests horizontally against a smooth gray background with a soft reflection beneath it; the object has a rough, pitted surface showing a mix of earthy colors including tan, beige, reddish-brown, pinkish hues, and patches of light gray, with some darker spots and mottled texture across its surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A02_145

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Basa's funeral cone creator Basa ca 664–610 Bc Cone-shaped funerary cone height 9 cm width 23 cm weight 1.072 kg Late Period 26th Dynasty reign Psammetik I Western Thebes tomb 389 Asasif hieroglyphic inscription base runs two vertical columns side figure faces inscription kneeling neb sign hands raised prayer representation solar barque Iconography boat solar disc contains hieroglyphs Davies-Macadam Corpus No 602 single elongated conical object rests horizontally smooth gray background soft reflection beneath object rough pitted surface showing mix earthy colors tan beige reddish-brown pinkish hues patches light gray darker spots mottled texture across surface.