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<em>Funerary Cone</em>, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.E. Terracotta, Diam. 3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (7.7 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1847E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1847E.jpg)
Funerary Cone, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.E. Terracotta, Diam. 3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (7.7 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1847E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1847E.jpg)
<em>Funerary Cone</em>, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.E. Terracotta, Diam. 3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (7.7 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1847E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1847E.jpg)

Funerary Cone, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.E. Terracotta, Diam. 3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (7.7 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1847E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1847E.jpg)

<em>Funerary Cone</em>, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.E. Terracotta, Diam. 3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (7.7 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1847E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1847E_detail1.jpg)

Funerary Cone, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.E. Terracotta, Diam. 3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (7.7 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1847E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1847E_detail1.jpg)

<em>Funerary Cone</em>, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.E. Terracotta, Diam. 3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (7.7 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1847E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1847E_detail2.jpg)

Funerary Cone, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.E. Terracotta, Diam. 3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (7.7 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1847E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1847E_detail2.jpg)

<em>Funerary Cone</em>, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.E. Terracotta, Diam. 3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (7.7 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1847E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1847E_detail3.jpg)

Funerary Cone, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.E. Terracotta, Diam. 3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (7.7 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1847E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1847E_detail3.jpg)

<em>Funerary Cone</em>, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.E. Terracotta, Diam. 3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (7.7 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1847E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.1847E_37.1848E_37.1849E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Funerary Cone, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.E. Terracotta, Diam. 3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (7.7 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1847E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.1847E_37.1848E_37.1849E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

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Funerary Cone

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Terracotta
  • Reportedly From: Thebes, Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1400–1390 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 18
    PERIOD New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS Diam. 3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (7.7 x 12.2 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.1847E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Fragment of a pottery funerary cone. On the base is stamped an inscription which reads “the scribe Pariy”. The hieroglyphs appear in raised relief within a rectangular depression. The tip of the cone is missing. The core is black. The clay around it is a deep red which turns to brick red at the surface. Condition: Tip missing; remains of buff slip and gesso (?); dirty.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Funerary Cone, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.E. Terracotta, Diam. 3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (7.7 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1847E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1847E.jpg)
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    <em>Funerary Cone</em>, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.E. Terracotta, Diam. 3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (7.7 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1847E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1847E.jpg)

    TAGS

    Egyptian
    Egypt
    New York Historical Society Collection
    funerary
    cones
    terracotta
    new kingdom
    Dynasty XVIII
    Dynasty 12
    White Stamped Surface
    Hieroglyphic
    High Relief

    TAGS

    Egyptian
    Egypt
    New York Historical Society Collection
    funerary
    cones
    terracotta
    new kingdom
    Dynasty XVIII
    Dynasty 12
    White Stamped Surface
    Hieroglyphic
    High Relief

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