Funerary cone
Description
Cone, uninscribed. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2030–1640 B.C. Pottery. L. 37 cm (14 9/16 in.); diam. 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.). From: Tomb CC 62, "Big Tomb", facade corridor, Dra Abu el-Naga, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1913. Credit: Gift of the Earl of Carnarvon, 1913.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small, barrel-shaped/rounded pottery object shown in profile, with a weathered light-brown surface and one slightly darker, chipped end.
The image shows a single terracotta/pottery artifact photographed against a light background. The object is cylindrical to slightly barrel-shaped with rounded ends; one end is darker and visibly chipped, suggesting age or handling damage. The surface is uneven and gritty with light brown to beige tones, and no clear painted decoration or clear carved/inscribed hieroglyphs are visible in this view. No identifiable cartouche, royal name, deity iconography, or legible text appears on the photographed surfaces. Overall appearance is consistent with a small ceramic funerary item, but the photo does not show definitive inscription details.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280480 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 13.185.9 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546975 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.