Ancient Egyptian Funerary Cone Funerary cone of Amenhotep 18th-20th Dynasties c.1550-1070 BC.Ancient Egyptian Pottery Funerary Cone circular stamped impression of hieroglyphic text in an undivided field. The text identifies the owner as “One Honored by Osiris, Acolyte of Amen of the 4th phyle Amenhotep, True-of-Voice” (imAxy xr Wsir imy-st-a n Imn Hr sA 4-nw Imn-Htp mAa xrw).Funerary cones were components of a frieze, inserted above the doors of private tombs, particularly in the Theban region. They have been variously interpreted as: name-plates of sorts to identify the tomb owner, decorative memorials, boundary markers for a tomb, dummy bread loaves or meat offerings, symbolic roof beams, or (for the visible circular head) depictions of the sun disk. Size 5 inches Length x 3 inches Diameter.CONDITION. Old Chips and wear but overall in good condition. Provenance: Ex West Palm Beach Florida Estate, from the private estate of a Teaneck NJ collector.

wear and losses as seen in images.