Funerary Cone of the House Mistress Sitamun
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Pottery. H. 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); W. 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); preserved L. 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.). From: Tomb of Nebamun and Ipuky (TT 181), courtyard and nearby, Khokha, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1915.
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- MMA 15.10.18 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 terracotta/cone-shaped object with an impressed or molded oval face containing raised markings that resemble hieroglyphic text or a seal-like cartouche arrangement.
The object appears as a fired-clay funerary cone or cone fragment with a rounded/flattened end. The front bears a recessed oval field bordered by a raised rim. Inside the oval are multiple raised symbols/lines arranged in a compact cluster; the exact hieroglyphic signs are not clearly legible at this resolution, though the layout suggests an inscription rather than figural decoration. No visible painted pigment, metal, or glass is apparent. The reverse is not shown. The overall surface is worn with small pits and losses, consistent with age or handling.
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Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116279941 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.10.18 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 559368 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83909720 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.