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Source Description
This incense boat, called a navicula (Latin for "little boat"), was used to store the incense that was burned as part of many church rituals, including the Mass. The boat has curved dragon-headed handles on the lid for the symbolic protection of the incense, a combination of frankincense and myrrh. The burning of incense was considered both an offering to God and an act of purification.
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Document identity
localId
38824
label
Incense Boat
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
38824
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Incense Boat
description
This incense boat, called a navicula (Latin for "little boat"), was used to store the incense that was burned as part of many church rituals, including the Mass. The boat has curved dragon-headed handles on the lid for the symbolic protection of the incense, a combination of frankincense and myrrh. The burning of incense was considered both an offering to God and an act of purification.
provenance
Dimitri Schevitch, Paris, before 1906; Sale, Georges Petit, Paris, April 4-7, 1906, no. 205; Octave Pincot, Paris, 1906, by purchase; Ernst and Martha Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne, 1964, by purchase; Keir Collection (Edmund de Unger), London, 1971, by purchase; Keir Collection Sale, Sotheby's, New York, November 20, 1997, no. 87; Walters Art Museum, 1997, by purchase.
date
mid 13th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
incense boats
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.9
height
8.6
depth
18.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 5/16 x W: 3 3/8 x L: 7 3/16 in. (5.9 x 8.6 x 18.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
French
style
Gothic
med
champlevé enamel on gilded copper
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
13
2006
2008
316
2007
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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09e97ab43f34171d
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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62984f49e4451f16
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no
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no