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New Kingdom
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 Userhat who was an overseer of the cattle of Amun (see also 09.185.5). For a drawing of this impression, see The world of funerary cones and stamped bricks, no. 255.
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Title: Funerary Cone of the Overseer Userhat
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Date: ca. 1550–1352 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes; Probably from Dra Abu el-Naga, Tomb of Userhat (TT 150)
Medium: Pottery
Dimensions: Preserved L. 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); Diam. 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Herbert E. Winlock, 1909
Object Number: 09.185.4
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