Funerary Cone of the Scribe Wadjmose
This cone has the impression of a stamp seal inscribed for a man named Wadjmose who was scibe of the second phophet (priest) of the god Amun. For a drawing of this impression see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 348.
The Museum's excavation team uncovered forty cones of this type in the courtyard of TT 39, the tomb of Puyemre. In the division of finds, three, including this one and cones 15.10.32-.33 were given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Museum's excavation team uncovered forty cones of this type in the courtyard of TT 39, the tomb of Puyemre. In the division of finds, three, including this one and cones 15.10.32-.33 were given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Artwork Details
- Title:Funerary Cone of the Scribe Wadjmose
- Period:New Kingdom
- Dynasty:Dynasty 18
- Date:ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
- Geography:From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb of Puyemre (TT 39), courtyard, MMA excavations, 1915
- Medium:Pottery
- Dimensions:H. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); W. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); L. 16.7 cm (6 7/16 in.)
- Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1915
- Object Number:15.10.31
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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