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, 664–332 BCE; Late Period, Western Thebes grave 34 on Asasipha, cone grave. Height 8.5 cm, width 12 cm, weight 0.628 kg., A close-up view of a roughly cylindrical, weathered object with a textured, porous surface in shades of brown, reddish-brown, gray, and dark gray, shown against a smooth neutral gray background; the object's end facing the viewer appears rounded with irregular holes and rough, uneven edges, while the sides display worn, mottled patches and a small area of faded greenish color.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_232

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65.9Mb (1.1Mb) / 20.0in x 12.8in / 6000 x 3840 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mentuemhat's funeral cone Mentuemhat ca 700–650 Bce hieroglyphs Nesiptah ca base hieroglyphic inscription arranged four lines Davies-Macadam Corpus No 486 664–332 Bce Late Period Western Thebes grave 34 Asasipha cone grave Height 8.5 cm width 12 cm weight 0.628 kg close-up view roughly cylindrical weathered object textured porous surface shades brown reddish-brown gray dark gray shown smooth neutral gray background object's facing viewer rounded irregular holes rough uneven edges sides display worn mottled patches small area faded greenish color.