Journal

Research notes on the history of incense, oud and perfumery, and what happens when we try to recreate historical preparations in our own workshop.

Gilded wooden incense burner shaped like an arm, Ptolemaic Period

Incense in Ancient Egypt: Temple Smoke, Trade and the Making of Kyphi

What the surviving evidence does and does not tell us about temple incense, the Punt expedition and kyphi, followed by the recipe we are using for our first experimental batch.

September 2026