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Egyptian Funerary Cone from the Tomb of Surero
Egyptian Funerary Cone from the Tomb of Surero
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18th Dynasty, reign of Amenophis III, 1386-1349 BC. The major part of a conical terracotta funerary cone with the remains of a four-line hieroglyphic inscription to the base reading “The Osiris, the royal scribe, fan-bearer on the right of the King, Surero, true of voice†[i.e. deceased]. Cf. Theban Tomb 48, west bank at Luxor, Khokha area; N. de Garis Davis, and M.F.L. Macadam, A Corpus on Egyptian Funerary Cones, Oxford, 1957, no. 477; G. Dibley, and B. Lipkin, A Compendium of Egyptian Funerary Cones, London, 2013, p.51; for an illustrated article on funerary cones, see: Peter A. Clayton, The Name's Over the Door, Egyptian Funerary Cones, in Ancient Egypt, vol. 14, issue 9, August/September 2013, pp.36-40. 430 grams, 98mm (4"). Property of a Swedish collector; formerly in the Malte Nilsson collection; acquired 1950s-1960s; thence by descent. [No Reserve]
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Fine condition.
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Egyptian Funerary Cone from the Tomb of Surero

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