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Funerary Cone of Pasanesut

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Pottery. H. 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); W. 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); preserved L. 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA Ḫ 2 A, sloping passage, Khokha, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1911. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1915.

The same text in other collections

Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 559381). 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 single terracotta/baked clay funerary cone fragment is shown in three-quarter view with a circular painted/raised cartouche-like field containing Egyptian-style symbols.

The object appears as a rounded, disk-like end of a cone, with a rough fired-clay surface and weathering. The main decoration is confined to a circular field outlined by a raised or incised rim; within it are multiple short horizontal strokes, dots, and angular marks resembling Egyptian hieroglyphic signs. The signs are painted in a darker red/brown pigment (or are darker where pigment remains), but much of the inscription is abraded and incomplete, making specific sign identification uncertain. No clear human figures, deities, or royal cartouches with legible regnal names are confidently visible. The background is a neutral studio setting; no additional text (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) is visible.

funerary New Kingdom (as catalogued; specific date unclear from image alone) fragmentary
Materials pottery (baked clay/terracotta)pigment (dark/red-brown)
Signs Unidentified grouped hieroglyphic marks within circular field (likely funerary formula/lettering) ×10

Connections

Found at Khokha

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116280297 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 15.10.35 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 559381 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83907992 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.