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Limestone incense burner on three legs, Hellenistic Cypriot thymiaterion
Limestone incense burner on three legs, Hellenistic Cypriot, c. 330 BC–300 AD. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.5160.Open Access by the MET

Hellenistic

Limestone incense burner on three legs

The tall stem rests on three schematic lion’s paws. There is a projection under the bowl with vertical sides, the edges of which are partially broken. H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Diam. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)

Classification

Object type
Stone vessel
Shape
Special and ritual vesselsThymiaterion
Material
StoneLimestone
Findspot
Golgoi
Date
330 BC - 300 AD

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Provenance

  • Necropolis of Golgoi

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.5160, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 1667
  • Hermary 2013, no. 384

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