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Both elaborate and functional, the Etruscan <em>thymiaterion</em>, or incense burner, typically comprises at least three main parts—tripod stand, shaft, and, at the top, a shallow bowl for incense. Often, a figural support is incorporated, here in the form of a youthful male nude, perhaps the wine god Dionysos. Below him, the tripod stand features cloven hoofs, while above him a spotted cat or panther climbs toward a rooster or other crested bird. Holes in each corner of the square upper plate likely held additional animals or other ornaments.
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Document identity
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130331
label
Incense Burner
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object
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130331
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object
title
Incense Burner
description
Both elaborate and functional, the Etruscan <em>thymiaterion</em>, or incense burner, typically comprises at least three main parts—tripod stand, shaft, and, at the top, a shallow bowl for incense. Often, a figural support is incorporated, here in the form of a youthful male nude, perhaps the wine god Dionysos. Below him, the tripod stand features cloven hoofs, while above him a spotted cat or panther climbs toward a rooster or other crested bird. Holes in each corner of the square upper plate likely held additional animals or other ornaments.
date
100s BCE
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60778328
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 61 cm (24 in.)
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Etruscan
accession
1952.96
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bronze
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Incense Burner, 100s BCE. Etruscan. Bronze; overall: 61 cm (24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.96
collection
GR - Etruscan
didYouKnow
The circular depression on the top of this object likely held incense.
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 23
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 23
citation
Cooney, John D. “A Miscellany of Ancient Bronzes.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 58, no. 7 (1971): 210–18.
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Fig. 12.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 26
citation
Ambrosini, L. <em>Thymiateria etruschi in bronzo: di età tardo classica, alto e medio ellenistica.</em> Roma: L'erma di Bretschneider, 2002.
page_number
P. 216, no. 37, Tav. X.
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 06:44:08.545000
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130331
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Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Etruscan
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bronze
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