Funerary Cone of the Chief of the Medjay Ruru

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ca. 1550–1295 B.C. · Pottery · Egyptian Art

Used as architectural decoration, funerary cones were arranged along the upper edge of the facades of private tombs at Thebes. This cone is inscribed for a man named Ruru who was cheif of the Medjay. For a drawing of this impression see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 158.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1550–1295 B.C.

Medium

Pottery

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Norman de Garis Davies, 1930