Funerary Cone the Overseer of the Ships Amun Seshi
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. pottery. H. 17.5 × Diam. 8.5 cm (6 7/8 × 3 3/8 in.). From: Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1915.
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(MET-Object 555054).
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- MMA 15.2.67 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 base of a decorated ancient Egyptian funerary cone with reddish-brown painted or inscribed marks on a light surface.
The image shows a close-up of a round, brownish object with an outer rim. Inside the rim, there are multiple rows of linear and block-like marks forming a hieroglyphic inscription layout. The signs include at least one bird-like shape and several horizontal stroke elements; other details are too unclear to confidently assign exact Gardiner codes. No clearly readable cartouche or royal titulary is visible. The object appears made of clay/ceramic with reddish-brown decoration (paint or slip) and some surface wear and mottling consistent with age or firing/handling. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. No explicit deity figure is clearly identifiable from the available resolution, though the presence of hieroglyphic inscription could include divine names.
Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243868 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.2.67 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 555054 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83906516 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.