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LOT 0030
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Montuemhat
LATE PERIOD, 25TH-26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 700-650 B.C.
6 1/8 in. (1.24 kg total, 15.5 cm wide including stand).
The front portion of a tapering funerary cone, with the circular flat end bearing four horizontal lines of impressed hieroglyphic text, reading: 'Fourth god’s servant (of) Amun, overseer of Upper Egypt, Montuemhat, true of voice, the eldest son of his body, god’s servant (of) Amun, king’s acquaintance, Nes(u)ptah, born of the lady of the house, Nesykhonsu, true of voice'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Abdoul Rassoul on the West Bank at Luxor, 1974-1980 when a guest lecturer.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Cf. Davies, N. de G. & Laming Macadam, F., A Corpus of Inscribed Egyptian Funerary Cones, Oxford, 1957, no. 485, for the cone type.
FootnotesSome funerary cones for Montuemhat, such as this example, include members of his family, in this instance naming his son, Nesuptah, and his son’s mother, Nesykhonsu, who was Montuemhat’s first wife. From Montuemhat's tomb in the Asasif at Thebes (TT34).
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LOT 0030
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Montuemhat
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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