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Funerary cone

Description

Pyramidal Funerary cone of terracotta, broken off three and a half inches from base, with two oval impressions each containing two vertical lines of inscription, "Wer-shu, Overseer of Weavers of Amun", "Henut, His beloved wife": Ancient Egyptian

Museum reference

A.1906.671

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Funerary cone

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Style / Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Terracotta

Physical description

Terracotta

Collection place(s)

Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

de Rustafjaell, Robert, 1859 - 1943
Wer-shu, Overseer of Weavers of Amun
Amun
Henut

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