Funerary Cone of the Fourth Prophet of Amun Montuemhat

Funerary Cone of the Fourth Prophet of Amun Montuemhat

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This cone has the impression of a stamp seal inscribed for the fourth priest (prophet) of Amun, Montuemhat, owner of Theban tomb 34. For a drawing of this impression see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 461. See 15.10.26 for another type of cone belonging to this man.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.