Funerary Cone
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Funerary Cone
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Published 2019-03-07T17:00:59+00:00
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Funerary cones were small cones made from clay that were used in Ancient Egypt, almost exclusively in the Theban necropolis. The items were placed over the entrance of the chapel of a tomb. Early examples have been found from the Eleventh Dynasty. However, they are generally undecorated. During the New Kingdom, the cones were smaller in size and inscribed in hieroglyphs with the title and name of the tomb owner, often with a short prayer. The exact purpose of the cones is unknown, but hypotheses exist that they variously served as passports, architectural features, and symbolic offerings, among others.
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Date published | 07/03/2019 |
Complessità | Easy |
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Title | Funerary Cone |
Dimension | SM1905.9.13 |
Accession | SM1905.9.13 |
Medium | Ceramic (Baked) |
Credit | Scanned by Andréa Takantjas with the Artec Spider 3D Scanner |
Record | https://semiticmuseum.fas.harvard.edu/ |
Artist | Unknown artist |
Place | Harvard Semitic Museum |
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