Censer

6th-7th century (Late Antique)

12.3 cm 55 cm 13 cm

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In the Early Byzantine period, the burning of incense, common during Christian church services, also accompanied private worship in the home. The aromatic scent honored God and the saints, and was also thought to ward off evil spirits. This hanging censer (incense burner) was...

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Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, by purchase; Sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, May 11, 1949, no. 312; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
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