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New Kingdom
This cone has the impression of an oval stamp seal inscribed for the scribe Nakht who was owner of Theban tomb 52. His wife, the singer of Amun Tawy, is also named.
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Title: Funerary Cone of the Scribe Nakht and His Wife Tawy
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: later reign of Amenhotep II–mid-reign of Amenhotep III
Date: ca. 1410–1370 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes; Probably originally from Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Nakht, TT 52
Medium: Pottery
Dimensions: Preserved L. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); Diam. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Norman de Garis Davies, 1930
Accession Number: 30.6.85
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