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ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Funerary Cone of Userhat

Place CreatedThebes, Egypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodNew Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Amenhotep III

Date1390-1353 BCE

MediumCeramic

Credit LineCharlotte Lichirie Collection of Egyptian Art

Dimensions9 1/16 x 2 15/16 in. (23 x 7.5 cm)

Object number1999.001.101

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 47 of a man named Userhat. In addition to identifying Userhat, the cones give the names of his parents, Neh and Sennu, as well as his wife, Imaiay.
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 6, 2001 - July 2008
Published ReferencesPeter Lacovara and Betsy Teasley Trope, The Realm of Osiris (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museu, 2001), 25.

Terms

ProvenanceFrom Theban Tomb 47, Thebes, Egypt. Ex coll. Niagara Falls Museum, Niagara Falls, Canada. Purchased by MCCM from William Jamieson (1954-2011) [Golden Chariot Productions], Toronto, Canada.

InscribedRevered One before Osiris \ Overseer of the Royal Harem, Userhat, justified, son of \ the dignitary Neh, justified, born of Sennu \ his beloved wife Imaiay, justified

Catalogue raisonnéDavies and Macadam # 406, Daressy # 207

Status

Not on view

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