Mentuemhat's funeral cone, Mentuemhat ca. 700–650 BC, hieroglyphs, Nesiptah ca. 700–650 BC. On the base a hieroglyphic inscription arranged in four lines. Davies-Macadam, Corpus No. 486; 664–332 BC; Late Period, Western Thebes grave 34 on Asasipha, cone grave; height 8.5 cm, width 12 cm, weight 0.628 kg., A roughly conical, irregular object with a coarse, weathered surface fills the frame, showing a texture of pitted and cracked areas and small indentations. The object displays a range of earthy colors including reddish-brown, tan, and grayish-brown tones, with some darker brown spots and lighter beige highlights. The background is a smooth, neutral gray that contrasts with the object's rough surface. The object's profile includes a blunt end and a tapered end, and there are visible rough edges and small cavities on its surface.
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Mentuemhat's funeral cone, Mentuemhat ca. 700–650 BC, hieroglyphs, Nesiptah ca. 700–650 BC. On the base a hieroglyphic inscription arranged in four lines. Davies-Macadam, Corpus No. 486; 664–332 BC; Late Period, Western Thebes grave 34 on Asasipha, cone grave; height 8.5 cm, width 12 cm, weight 0.628 kg., A roughly conical, irregular object with a coarse, weathered surface fills the frame, showing a texture of pitted and cracked areas and small indentations. The object displays a range of earthy colors including reddish-brown, tan, and grayish-brown tones, with some darker brown spots and lighter beige highlights. The background is a smooth, neutral gray that contrasts with the object's rough surface. The object's profile includes a blunt end and a tapered end, and there are visible rough edges and small cavities on its surface.

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Mentuemhat's funeral cone Mentuemhat ca 700–650 Bc hieroglyphs Nesiptah ca base hieroglyphic inscription arranged four lines Davies-Macadam Corpus No 486 664–332 Bc Late Period Western Thebes grave 34 Asasipha cone grave height 8.5 cm width 12 cm weight 0.628 kg roughly conical irregular object coarse weathered surface fills frame showing texture pitted cracked areas small indentations object displays range earthy colors reddish-brown tan grayish-brown tones darker brown spots lighter beige highlights background smooth neutral gray contrasts object's rough surface object's profile includes blunt tapered visible rough edges small cavities surface.

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