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ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Censer Lid

Possible OriginEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodOld Kingdom

Date2543-2120 BCE

MediumCeramic

Credit LineGift of Michael Bianco

Dimensions3 1/8 x 2 x 1 1/2 in. (7.9 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm)

Object number2011.016.001

Exhibition HistoryLife and Death in the Pyramid Age: The Emory Old Kingdom Mummy, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 10 - December 11, 2011

ProvenanceSaid to be ex private collection, United Kingdom, collected in Middle East, ca. 1940-1970. Thence by descent. Purchased by donor form Bonhams London, April 13, 2011, lot 503.

Status

Not on view

Collections

Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art

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