Funerary Cone of the Overseer of the Seal Min

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

This funerary cone is stamped with the impression of of a seal inscribed for a man named Min who was overseer of the seal. Funerary cones were used to decorate the facades of private tombs in western Thebes and multiple examples were made (see 15.2.47, .72; 15.10.39, .40; 28.3.31; 30.6.6). For a drawing of this impression see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 499.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1550–1295 B.C.

Medium

Pottery

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1915