Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA FUNERARY CONE WITH

EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA FUNERARY CONE WITH HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTION - TRANSLATED - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A terracotta funerary cone with a circular stamp face on the wider end bearing a hieroglyphic inscription in three horizontal registers enclosed by a raised rim. Translation of the hieroglyphic text: ' The Onoured by Osiris, the Osiris, scribe of the bread of the Lord of the Two Lands, Usy true of voice'. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA9665. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA9665. Size: 205mm x 80mm; Weight: 690g Provenance: Private London collection; previously Denier collection, France 1980s. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.