Funerary Cone of the Overseer of the Seal Min
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Pottery. L. 22.6 × Diam. 8.2 cm (8 7/8 × 3 1/4 in.). From: Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1915.
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(MET-Object 555052).
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- MMA 15.2.40 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, rounded funerary cone or similar object bearing painted hieroglyphic signs on its surface.
The image shows a light-colored, rounded object with a flat-ish rim and a slightly domed face. Across the face are multiple hieroglyphic signs, mostly in a dark pigment with some areas appearing worn or abraded. The signs are arranged in horizontal/stacked registers rather than forming a cartouche; individual sign forms are not clear enough to identify confidently to specific names or the title “Overseer of the Seal Min.” No sculpted deities figure is visible—only hieroglyphic inscription-like marks. The artifact appears consistent with a ceramic funerary cone: the surface looks like fired clay or pottery with pigment traces.
Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243875 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.2.40 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 555052 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83909211 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.