TheincenseburnerfromTombL 24 is themostvividevidenceofkingshipat Qustul(top,bottomand oppositepage,top).Madeof a mixtureoffineclayminerals, it is an ancestorofthe slatepalettesand monumentalmaceheadsthat showroyaleventsand ceremoniesin Egypt.Thesceneshownhere is a royalsacrificialprocessionof threeshipsgoingtowarda palacefaçade.The completedrestoration(oppositepage,top)showsa boundprisonerheldbyhisguard in theforwardvessel;a pharaoh,indicated by the WhiteCrownof UpperEgyptand thefalcontin the middleship; and a felinedeitywitha falconstandard in the third. About8.5 by15.5centimeters. 1980 September/October 17