Funerary Cone of the Goldsmith Nebwa
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Pottery. L. 20 cm (7 7/8 in.); Diam. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). From: Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Gift of Norman de Garis Davies, 1930.
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(MET-Object 555007).
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- MMA 30.6.65 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 circular, weathered object photographed in monochrome, bearing incised/painted marks concentrated in a band across the face that may represent funerary inscriptions.
The image shows a rounded disk-like artifact (cone fragment is not clearly identifiable from this view) with a rough, pale surface consistent with fired-clay or plaster. Dark, high-contrast strokes and clustered marks cover much of the face, especially toward the left and central area, and appear to be hieroglyphic-like or inked inscription remnants. The marks are not clear enough to confidently parse into individual signs or to read any name. No visible decoration of deities or figures is discernible. There is no clearly visible cartouche or royal titulary. The background and lighting obscure fine details, and the inscription is largely illegible at this resolution/angle.
Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244011 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.6.65 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 555007 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83908174 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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.