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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Funerary Cone of Denreg
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Funerary Cone of Denreg

Place CreatedThebes, Egypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodNew Kingdom
Date1539-1077 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineCharlotte Lichirie Collection of Egyptian Art
Dimensions9 1/16 x 2 15/16 in. (23 x 7.5 cm)
Object number1999.001.100
Label TextIn the New Kingdom, funerary cones were a favorite decorative element for private Theban tombs. Clay was formed by hand into a cone, and the names and titles of the deceased were stamped onto the flat surface before firing. Dozens, sometimes hundreds, of funerary cones were placed above tomb entrances. This cone once decorated the tomb of a man named Denreg. While funerary cones of Denreg are found in museums across the world, his tomb in Egypt has yet to be located.
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 6, 2001 - July 2008
GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies, Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, New York, September 21, 2013 - June 8, 2014
Published ReferencesPeter Lacovara and Betsy Teasley Trope, The Realm of Osiris (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2001), 25.

ProvenanceEx coll. Niagara Falls Museum, Niagara Falls, Canada. Purchased by MCCM from William Jamieson (1954-2011) [Golden Chariot Productions], Toronto, Canada.
InscribedRevered One\ before Osiris, Chief Wab Priest\ Denreg\ justified
Catalogue raisonnéDavies and Macadam # 45, Daressy # 60
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art