Funerary Cone of the King's Son of Kush Merymose
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Pottery. L. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); Diam. 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in). From: Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Gift of Norman de Garis Davies, 1930.
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(MET-Object 554996).
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- MMA 30.6.73 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.
Circular ceramic object (cone or disk) inscribed with an Egyptian hieroglyphic text in black paint or ink.
The image shows a round, light-colored fired-clay object with a thick central vertical column of hieroglyphs, flanked by additional vertical signs. The surface has rough pitting and abrasion consistent with an ancient ceramic. The hieroglyphs appear in dark pigment forming stacked and grouped sign forms; a surrounding oval/circle-like border or frame may be present, though edges are worn. No clearly readable cartouches, royal names, or divine figures can be confirmed from the visible signs due to wear and image resolution. The background is out of focus and does not show other objects or inscriptions.
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Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244028 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.6.73 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 554996 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83906889 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.