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Bronze incense burner
Bronze incense burner
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258
Title
Bronze incense burner Western Han dynasty (2nd-1st century BC)
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Bronze incense burner
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BATEA : 250
Simple name
censer
Classified name
metal; bronze; Han; censer; China; bear; animal; openwork;
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This incense burner consists of a bowl on a tall stem, with a pronounced bulge at the centreof the stem; there are also small steps on the ring foot. The bowl is hemispherical and has a raised band below the lip. A vertical flange on the lid fits over the rim of the bowl. Within the central part of the lid is an openwork scroll, in which a bear can be discerned. The bronze is a dark brownish-green with some areas of brighter corrosion.
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bronze
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dark brownish green
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14.9 cm
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10.3 cm
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2=1 century BC
Production period
Western Han
Production place
China
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Bronze examples similar to this have come from Shandong
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