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New Kingdom
This cone has the impressions of an oval stamp seal inscribed for a man named Tjay who was the chief of the merchants. For a drawing of the impression see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 311.
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Title: Funerary Cone of the Chief of the Merchants Tjay
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Date: ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes
Medium: Pottery
Dimensions: L. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); Diam. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Norman de Garis Davies, 1930
Object Number: 30.6.14
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