Funerary Cone of Sheshonq
Late Period
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 Sheshonq, a Steward of the Divine Adoratrice (the chief priestess of the cult of the god Amun). The gives the name of Sheshonq's father, Horsaiset (Harsiese), who also served a Divine Adoratrice.
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