Relief Fragment Showing a Priest with an Incense Burner

ca. 664-610 BCE (Late Period, 26th dynasty, reign of Psamtek I)

35.5 cm 33.5 cm

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A mortuary priest, traditionally clothed in animal skin and long kilt, performs the "Opening of the Mouth" ritual, an essential part of the funeral ceremony in which the mummy is restored to life. Behind the priest is a table with special tools for the rites. He makes an offer...

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1605
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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Saite
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