Censer

Late Period

525–332 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

Cast in the shape of an arm with a falcon-headed terminal, this ritual object takes the form of the hieroglyph for "present, give," Incense would have been placed on an outstretched hand, now missing, at the end of the shaft, and offered to a deity. The small figure of a king in the blue crown kneels beside the cartouche-shaped pellet cup on the top of the shaft. This emphasizes the connection of the censer with the king, who was regarded as the primary officiant before the gods.

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Title: Censer
Period: Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 27–30
Date: 525–332 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Leaded bronze
Dimensions: L. 45 × W. 7.6 × H. 4.5 cm (17 11/16 × 3 × 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
Object Number: 41.2.2
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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