Funerary Cone of the Steward Khonsu
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. 24 cm (9 7/16 in.). From: Tomb of Puyemre (TT 39), courtyard, Khokha, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1915. Subject: Cartouches, Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1915.
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(MET-Object 559380).
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- MMA 15.10.34 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, reddish-brown fired clay cone fragment with an impressed/relief face-like emblem centered on the visible surface.
The photograph shows a round-bodied terracotta/clay object viewed from the side, consistent with a funerary cone fragment. The surface is weathered and chipped around the edges. A central, shallow relief motif resembling a face or mask (with a rounded central element and surrounding contours) is visible, while the rest of the surface appears blank or too worn for clear sign reading. No legible hieroglyphic lines, cartouches, or deities with distinctive attributes can be reliably identified in the provided image. No modern text is visible. The museum catalogue describes it as a funerary cone inscribed for the Steward Khonsu; however, the visible motif in this image does not allow confirmation of Khonsu’s name or any specific associated religious text.
Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280299 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.10.34 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 559380 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83908150 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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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.
- 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.