INCENSE BURNER
CH1979.561
Circular bronze incense burner decorated with figures in relief on three legs. Figures: two grotesque heads, tree, two people beside a pavilion. Lid can be removed, and is decorated with four cut-work sections.
Ann Roberts: 'A bronze Censer and Cover, the globular body supported on tripod cabriole legs and decorated in relief with sages in a landscape interrupted by double mask handles, the domed cover pierced with scroll apertures'.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | CH1979.561 |
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| Accession Date: | 13 Nov 1979 |
Material
| Bronze/Metal | 0 - Whole |
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Measurement
| diameter | 120mm |
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| height | 175mm |
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| circumference | 38cm | at join. |
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