Funerary Cone of the Scribe Nakht and His Wife Tawy
This cone has the impression of an oval stamp seal inscribed for the scribe Nakht who was owner of Theban tomb 52. His wife, the singer of Amun Tawy, is also named.
Artwork Details
- Title: Funerary Cone of the Scribe Nakht and His Wife Tawy
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Reign: later reign of Amenhotep II–mid-reign of Amenhotep III
- Date: ca. 1410–1370 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes; Probably originally from Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Nakht, TT 52
- Medium: Pottery
- Dimensions: Preserved L. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); Diam. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Gift of Norman de Garis Davies, 1930
- Object Number: 30.6.85
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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