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title: Censer from Tell Ta'anek
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9144/censer-from-tell-taanek/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Censer from Tell Ta'anek

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Censer from Tell Ta'anek](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9144.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9144.jpg)

## Image Caption

This ritual object, a [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) censer, was made in the shape of a prism, with superimposed [sphinx](https://www.worldhistory.org/sphinx/) and lion reliefs on both sides. The small square openings on the front and the back were for the smoke of the fumigated plants to come out. The smoke with the animal depictions on the sides would give it a mysterious animated appearance. It is interesting that this censer, thought to belong to the Canaanites, was found broken, with sling stones, an evidence showing the change in religious beliefs. There were two censers of this type found in the 7th layer of Megiddo; these had painted decorations instead of reliefs. 13th to 12th century BCE. From Tell Ta'anek, in modern-day [Israel](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Israel/). (Museum of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), Istanbul, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, September 04). Censer from Tell Ta'anek. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9144/censer-from-tell-taanek/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Censer from Tell Ta'anek." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 04, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9144/censer-from-tell-taanek/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Censer from Tell Ta'anek." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Sep 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9144/censer-from-tell-taanek/>.

## License & Copyright

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