Caption

Neferhotep's Funeral Cone, Neferhotep ca. 1323–1295 BC. Funerary cone with hieroglyphs; text on the base enclosed in a circular field surrounded by a narrow, convex cylinder. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550–1295 BC. Height 8 cm, width 27.5 cm, weight 1.01 kg., A group of three cylindrical clay objects lie on a light gray surface, each showing a carved circular end. The left object is long and tapered with a rough beige and brown surface and a carved circular end featuring raised shapes and a small rectangular patch of darker beige; the center object is shorter and rounded with a sandy brown texture and a carved circular face filled with linear and rectangular impressions; the right object is medium length with a greenish-brown patina and a carved circular end that includes curved and vertical motifs and slightly darker and lighter green and brown areas.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_148

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17.1Mb (835.6Kb) / 10.0in x 6.7in / 2985 x 1998 (300dpi)

Keywords

Neferhotep's Funeral Cone Neferhotep ca 1323–1295 Bc Funerary cone hieroglyphs text base enclosed circular field surrounded narrow convex cylinder New Kingdom 18th Dynasty ca 1550–1295 Bc Height 8 cm width 27.5 cm weight 1.01 kg group three cylindrical clay objects lie light gray surface showing carved circular left object long tapered rough beige brown surface featuring raised shapes small rectangular patch darker beige center object shorter rounded sandy brown texture carved circular face filled linear rectangular impressions right object medium length greenish-brown patina includes curved vertical motifs slightly darker lighter green brown areas.