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Funerary Cone of the Wab-Priest Neferkhawet

New Kingdom
ca. 1550–1300 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 117
This cone has the impression of a stamp seal inscribed for a wab-priest named Neferkhawet who was also overseer of the fields of Amun and chief bee keeper of Amun. For other examples of this type of cone see 15.10.28; 28.3.33 and 28.3 34. For a drawing see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 405.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Funerary Cone of the Wab-Priest Neferkhawet
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Date: ca. 1550–1300 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb of Tjanefer (TT 297, MMA 831, MMA Ḫ5), in front of, MMA excavations, 1911
  • Medium: Pottery
  • Dimensions: H. 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); W. 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); preserved L. 17.3 cm (6 13/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915
  • Object Number: 15.10.29
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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