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Source Description
Shaped like a small church with domes, this box is divided on the inside into three compartments for storing incense used during the liturgy. The Lamb of God on the lid symbolizes Jesus Christ. A dedicatory inscription explains that the box was presented in 1791 by two women, a priest, and his wife to a church dedicated to St. Theodore. The four came from Erkiled, a village close to Caesarea (Kayseri) in central Turkey.
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Document identity
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39205
label
Incense Box
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title
Incense Box
description
Shaped like a small church with domes, this box is divided on the inside into three compartments for storing incense used during the liturgy. The Lamb of God on the lid symbolizes Jesus Christ. A dedicatory inscription explains that the box was presented in 1791 by two women, a priest, and his wife to a church dedicated to St. Theodore. The four came from Erkiled, a village close to Caesarea (Kayseri) in central Turkey.
provenance
Lucy Arnold Stephenson, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1952, by bequest.
date
1791 (Modern)
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CC0
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en
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Gold, Silver & Jewelry
incense containers
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8
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8
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.2
height
14.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 5/8 x W: 5 3/4 in. (9.2 x 14.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Armenian
style
Baroque
inscriptions
[Transcription] Յիշատակ է խնկամանս Երգլ/էթցի Ալմաեան որթիքն կող/ակցինէրին Սուլթանին
Թէվրիզ/ին; տ(է)ր Մովսեսի
իրիսկինի Սուլթանի / ի թուրն Ս(ուր)բ Թորոսի եկեղեցին; [Translation] This ark of incense is presented to the Church of Saint Theodore in memory of the Erkiled residents Sultan [and] Tevriz
spouses of Almean’s sons
[and of] Father Moses [and] his wife Sultan.
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
reign
Selim III (1789-1807)
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silver
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none
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