Censer

Unknown

525–332 B.C. · Leaded bronze · Egyptian Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

525–332 B.C.

Medium

Leaded bronze

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1941