Funerary Cone of the Scribe Amenhotep
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Pottery. H. 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); W. 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.); preserved L. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 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.
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 pottery funerary cone with weathered, incised/raised surface decoration resembling hieroglyphic marks.
The object is shown against a dark-to-light studio background. It is a compact, cone-shaped ceramic piece with a rounded top and a flattened base, but the visible surface is heavily abraded. The front-facing decoration consists of shallow incisions/relief blocks that resemble grouped hieroglyphic signs; however, due to erosion and low clarity, individual signs and any full readable text cannot be reliably reconstructed. No clear human figures, deities, or royal cartouches are distinctly identifiable from the image. No pigments, metal, or other materials are clearly visible; the material appears consistent with fired clay/ceramic. There is no Greek/Coptic/Arabic text visible.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116279931 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.10.21 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 559371 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- 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.
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