Pinudjem II Offering Incense (Book of the Dead)

The figure of Pinudjem II stands in a standard Egyptian profile pose, wearing a broad collar, armbands, and a traditional white kilt with a multi-colored central panel. He has short black hair adorned with a beaded headband and holds an incense burner aloft in his right hand, with a thin wisp of smoke rising from it. Between him and the offering vessel stands a vertical, dark blue column, partially obscuring the scene, while hieroglyphic text floats in columns to the left and right of his head and torso.

This image belongs to the funerary tradition of the Third Intermediate Period, specifically illustrating the Book of the Dead, a collection of spells intended to assist the deceased's journey through the afterlife.