Funerary Cone of Ny-ta
Description
Caption: Funerary Cone of Ny-ta, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E.. Terracotta, Diam. 2 5/8 x 8 3/16 in. (6.7 x 20.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1871E. (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, ancient Egyptian artifact with visible hieroglyphs.
The artifact is a circular object, possibly a seal or amulet, with hieroglyphic inscriptions carved into its surface. The style suggests skillful craftsmanship, and the hieroglyphs are prominently displayed, though time has worn down some details. The artifact has a reddish hue, indicating it might be made from clay or a similar material. It appears to be mounted on protective foam, likely for preservation and display purposes.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1871E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118378 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- 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.