Funerary Cone of Bakenamun

Pottery funerary cone, stamped on the round end with the name and title of the deceased. The hieroglyphic inscription reads: “For the ka [of] king's scribe of accounts of cattle, overseer of the cattle of Amun, Bakenamun, justified before Osiris" [n kA [n] sS-nswt Hsb jHw jmj-rA jHw n jmn bAk-n-jmn mAa-xrw xr Asjr]. The inscription is arranged with four vertical columns with dividing lines, two of which are very worn. CONDITION NOTE 1998: Worn, chipped, pitted, surface dirt. Wellcome Historical Medical Museum 73336: CONE SEAL Pottery, pinkish colour, on the base in relief is a prayer for offerings for the ka of a royal scribe, superintendent of the cattle of Amen. 2¾" x 8" high. Egyptian. Purchased at Sotheby's, London, 20 July 1928 (Mrs E. Whitmore collection) Lot 9: "The Mummy of a Cat, the bandages of light and dark brown forming a lozenge pattern ; and a funerary cone, 8 in. high, in unglazed earthenware ; on the base in relief is a prayer for offerings for the ka of a royal scribe, superintendent of the cattle of Amen".