Funerary cone

Grave cones are conical Tonnägel that have been applied principally in the ancient Egyptian New Kingdom on the facade of graves, especially in Western Thebes in greater numbers next to each other. Their flat obverse bears the title and name of the grave owner, rarely also occur prayers. The first cone grave dated to the 11th Dynasty, but are unlabelled. Until the 26th dynasty they are attested. Their function is controversial. The longest specimens are about 50 cm long, but most are smaller. There are so far about 400 different types of cones known grave, of which only about 80 a known grave can be assigned.