candlesticks from the Tutankhamun burial

 Candlesticks in the form of an ankh from the Tutankhamun burial. Country of Origin: Ancient Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Period/ Date: New Kingdom 18th Dynasty c.1357 -1349 BC. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Location 44

 Bronze and wood candlesticks from the Tutankhamun burial. The torch consisted of linen twisted up and covered in oil or grease. Country of Origin: Ancient Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Period/ Date: New Kingdom 18th Dynasty c.1357 -1349 BC. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Location 44