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ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Funerary Cone of Merymose

Place FoundThebes, Egypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodNew Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Amenhotep III

Date1390-1353 BCE

MediumCeramic

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Dimensions4 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (11.4 x 8.5 x 6.4 cm)

Object number1989.006

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 Theban Tomb 383 of Merymose, Viceroy of Kush, under Amenhotep III.
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 1999
Africa's Egypt, Memphis Museum System, Memphis, Tennessee, February 20 - September 24, 1999
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 6, 2001 - 2008
Published ReferencesPeter Lacovara and Betsy Teasley Trope, The Realm of Osiris (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2001), 25.

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