Caption

Mentuemhat's funeral cone;, Mentuemhat ca. 700–650 BCE. Hieroglyphs; Nesiptah ca. 700–650 BCE. On the base a hieroglyphic inscription arranged in four lines. Davies-Macadam, Corpus No. 486. Date: 664–332 BCE, Late Period. Western Thebes grave 34 on Asasipha, cone grave. Height 8.5 cm, width 12 cm, weight 0.628 kg., The image shows a rough, irregularly shaped object with a textured surface that appears worn and porous, displaying a range of brown tones from light tan to deeper reddish-brown with hints of gray; the object rests against a smooth background that is mainly gray, and a small rectangular patch with a patterned border is visible on the object's lower edge.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_229

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Keywords

Mentuemhat's funeral cone Mentuemhat ca 700–650 Bce Hieroglyphs Nesiptah ca base hieroglyphic inscription arranged four lines Davies-Macadam Corpus No 486 Date 664–332 Bce Late Period Western Thebes grave 34 Asasipha cone grave Height 8.5 cm width 12 cm weight 0.628 kg image rough irregularly shaped object textured surface worn porous displaying range brown tones light tan deeper reddish-brown hints gray object rests smooth background mainly gray small rectangular patch patterned border visible object's lower edge.