Funerary Cone of the King's Son of Kush Merymose

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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 Merymose who was king's son of Kush (viceroy) and owned Theban tomb 383. For other examples of this type of cone, see 15.2.52, .53, .57, .60; 13.180.69; and 30.6.73. For a drawing of this impression see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 170.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1550–1295 B.C.

Medium

Pottery

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1915