Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · funerary_equipment

Funerary Cone of King’s Scribe, Ramose

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Funerary Cone of King’s Scribe, Ramose, 664–332 B.C.E.. Terracotta, Diam. 3 3/4 x 5 11/16 in. (9.5 x 14.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1935E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

The image depicts a round ancient Egyptian artifact with an inscription featuring hieroglyphic text.

The artifact is circular and prominently features hieroglyphic inscriptions organized in horizontal lines. The style suggests a formal script, possibly indicating a royal or religious context. It appears to be carved into a stone surface, with the hieroglyphs well-defined yet showing signs of aging.

hieroglyphic only unknown good
Materials limestone
Signs cartouche reed ×3

Connections

Found at Thebes
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1935E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118440 tier-2
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