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Funerary Cone of the Overseer of Sculptors Su

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Pottery. H. 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); W. 8 cm (3 1/8 in.); preserved L. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.). From: near the tomb of Nebamun and Ipuky (TT 181), Khokha, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1915.

The same text in other collections

Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 559362). Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

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 terracotta cone with an incised oval seal-like cartouche area and surrounding hieroglyphs on one face.

The object is photographed against a neutral background, showing a single side with dense incised hieroglyphic text. The surface is reddish-brown and appears worn, with cracks and minor spalling consistent with fired clay. Within a shallow oval/frame near the upper center, there is a seated/standing human figure-like sign arrangement or small emblem-like grouping, flanked by several vertical signs and other glyphs below. The lower portion of the face includes additional stacked hieroglyphs. No other sides, colorants, or attachments are visible in this view. The catalogued title suggests a funerary cone of the Overseer of Sculptors Su; the image does show hieroglyphs consistent with an inscription format, but the specific name 'Su' and the full office title cannot be read with confidence from this image alone.

funerary New Kingdom (catalogue ground truth); specific dynasty/sub-period unclear from image. good
Materials pottery (terracotta/clay)
Signs incised hieroglyphic signs (unreadable specific characters) ×20
Visible text "Unclear: a partially legible incised hieroglyphic inscription including an oval/shield-like frame and stacked signs; the exact reading cannot be reliably extracted from the provided resolution/angle."

Connections

Found at Khokha

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116434389 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 15.10.10 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 559362 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83909400 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.