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Brazier from the Burial of Amenhotep

New Kingdom
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116
In the small tomb of a boy named Amenhotep (36.3.153), a group of jars (36.3.161, 36.3.162, 36.3.164) and this small brazier were found on either side of the coffin. The gray ashy material inside the bowl of the brazier are the remains of incense or a burnt offering that was probably made during the burial ceremony as seen in a detail from one of the Museum's facsimiles (see photo above and 30.4.56).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Brazier from the Burial of Amenhotep
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
  • Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, below the Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), burial of Amenhotep, Brazier F, MMA excavations, 1935–36
  • Medium: pottery
  • Dimensions: H. 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.); Greatest diam. 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.3.165
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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