© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Censer in the Form of a Hand

AAT Object Form/Functioncensers

CultureEgyptian

PeriodThird Intermediate Period - Late Period

Date1076-332 BCE

MediumBronze

Credit LineGift of Dr. James T. Laney

Dimensions7 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (18.4 x 4.4 cm)

Object number2005.031.002

Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2006 - Present

ProvenanceEx private collection, France. Purchased by MCCM from Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York.

Status

On view

Collections

Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art

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