Funerary Cone of the Cup-Bearer Neferperet
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Pottery. Preserved H. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); preserved W. 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.); preserved L. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.). From: Tomb of Nebamun and Ipuky (TT 181), courtyard and nearby, Khokha, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1915.
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- MMA 15.10.15 PNM text
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, worn terracotta/pottery cone fragment with a circular face bearing incised hieroglyph-like signs.
The image shows a rounded, tapering cone portion (only part of the full cone is visible) made of fired clay/terracotta. The front face has been molded or formed into a circular/oval panel filled with incised lines and rectangular/vertical sign elements resembling Egyptian hieroglyphs. The top edge of the cone is broken and abraded; much of the sign detail is eroded, making exact identification of individual signs difficult. No human figures, animals, or clear deity iconography are visible beyond the inscription-like field. No cartouche or royal title is clearly legible. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible.
Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244866 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.10.15 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 554367 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83907284 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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- 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.