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Funerary cone of Merymose
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III
1390–1353 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Length: 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. George L. Walton
Accession Number36.338
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
Catalogue Raisonné
Davies & MacAdam 338
DescriptionFunerary cone inscribed for Merymose, Viceroy of Kush. Davies and Macadam type 170. Cones such as this, placed above the entrance to the mud-brick superstructure of the tomb, represented the ends of beams supporting the roof. The cones of Mery-mose are stamped with his name and title, as well as the name of the pharaoh under whom he served, in three vertical bands of raised hieroglyphs.
ProvenanceProbably from Thebes. By 1936: Dr. George L. Walton collection; 1936: given to the MFA by Dr. George L. Walton, July 7, 1936.
(Accession Date: July 7, 1936)
(Accession Date: July 7, 1936)