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

Funerary Cone of the Fourth Prophet of Amon, Menthuemhat

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Funerary Cone of the Fourth Prophet of Amon, Menthuemhat, ca. 1075–656 B.C.E., or 664–332 B.C.E.. Terracotta, Diam. 3 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (8.5 x 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.117E. (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.

A round stone artifact inscribed with hieroglyphs.

This artifact is a circular stone piece featuring a series of hieroglyphic inscriptions arranged within a border. The design appears to be carefully carved with signs that are distinct and well-preserved. The stone shows signs of aging but maintains a clear depiction of the hieroglyphs.

hieroglyphic only unknown good
Materials limestone
Signs reed ×2 basket cobra

Connections

Found at Thebes
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.117E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 116837 tier-2
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  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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