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 wide circular face bearing vertical columns of hieroglyphic text within a raised border. Partial translation of the hieroglyphic text: ' The Onoured by Osiris, the Osiris, hereditary prince, Amenhotep, called Huy...' For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA9665. Size: 80mm x 65mm; Weight: 205g 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.