Caption

Mentuemhat's funeral cone, Mentuemhat ca. 700–650 BC. Clay cone with hieroglyphs; on the base a hieroglyphic inscription arranged in four lines. Inscriptions include name Nesiptah. Late Period, Western Thebes grave 34 on Asasipha, cone grave. Height 8.5 cm, width 12 cm, weight 0.628 kg. Davies-Macadam, Corpus No. 486, 664–332 BC., A round, flat object with a rough, textured surface in shades of brown and tan, showing a pattern of incised lines and shallow carved shapes arranged in horizontal bands across its face; the edges are irregular and slightly worn, and there is a small rectangular piece of material affixed near the top edge; the background is a smooth, neutral gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_228

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Keywords

Mentuemhat's funeral cone Mentuemhat ca 700–650 Bc Clay cone hieroglyphs base hieroglyphic inscription arranged four lines Inscriptions include name Nesiptah Late Period Western Thebes grave 34 Asasipha cone grave Height 8.5 cm width 12 cm weight 0.628 kg Davies-Macadam Corpus No 486 664–332 Bc round flat object rough textured surface shades brown tan showing pattern incised lines shallow carved shapes arranged horizontal bands across face edges irregular slightly worn small rectangular piece material affixed near top edge background smooth neutral gray.