Incense burner with its chain
Description
Incense burner, chain. Ptolemaic Period, 304–30 B.C. Silver. H. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.); Bowl: Diam. 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); Lid: Diam. 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.). From: Tell Basta (Bubastis), Eastern Delta, Egypt. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1907.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small domed metal incense burner (censelike container) with vent slots on the lid and a hinged or attached side panel; a ring/chain attachment is not clearly visible in this view.
The image shows a compact, silver-colored incense burner composed of a shallow, rounded body and a domed lid. The lid has multiple narrow, triangular/rectangular ventilation openings spaced around the top. The body appears metallic with a seam or hinge line running along the side, suggesting the lid may lift and close. A brownish patina is visible on portions of the metal, and the surface shows minor wear. No inscriptions, cartouches, or clearly legible hieroglyphs are visible on the burner or lid. In this single view, the catalogued chain is not clearly discernible; only the burner itself is in focus.
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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