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| Keywords: Egyptian - Fragment, Ritualist with Incense Burner - Walters 22216.jpg A mortuary priest traditionally clothed in animal skin and long shendyt 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 offering and burns incense before the upright mummy missing This finely sculpted fragment comes from the tomb of the vizier Nes-pa-ka-shuty a government official whose power was second only to that of the king It demonstrates the elegant style of the 26th Dynasty ca 664 650 BC Late Period limestone cm 33 5 35 5 accession number 22 216 1605 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 Faces of Ancient Arabia The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2008 place of origin Tomb of Nes-pa-ka-shuty TT 312 in Western Thebes Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Nespakashuty Tomb of Nespakashuty Incense burner arm Adze hieroglyph Ancient Egyptian art from Theban Necropolis | ||||
