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Funerary Cone of Padineith

Late Period
595–525 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130
Used as architectural decoration, funerary cones were arranged along the upper edge of the facades of private tombs at Thebes, set point first into the masonry so that only the flat circular bases, stamped with the tomb owner's name and titles, were visible.

This cone is inscribed for Padineith, Steward of the Divine Adoratrice (the chief priestess of the cult of the god Amun). The inscription includes the names of his father, Psamtik, and mother, Tadibastet.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Funerary Cone of Padineith
  • Period: Late Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 26
  • Reign: reign of Wahibre/pontificate of Ankhnesneferibre
  • Date: 595–525 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations; Probably from Tomb of Padineith (TT 197)
  • Medium: Pottery
  • Dimensions: L. 18.4 × Dia. 10.7 cm (7 1/4 × 4 3/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1897
  • Object Number: 97.4.4
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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