Funerary Cone of the Overseer of the Seal Min

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 117

This funerary cone is stamped with the impression of of a seal inscribed for a man named Min who was overseer of the seal. Funerary cones were used to decorate the facades of private tombs in western Thebes and multiple examples were made (see 15.2.47, .72; 15.10.39, .40; 28.3.31; 30.6.6). For a drawing of this impression see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 499.

Funerary Cone of the Overseer of the Seal Min, Pottery

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Funerary Cone of the Overseer of the Seal Min, Pottery
Funerary Cone of the Overseer of the Seal Min, Pottery

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