Thymiaterion Lid
Incense Burner Lid
Bell
MS436
From: Cyprus
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS436 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Greek |
| Provenience | Cyprus |
| Date Made | 599-500 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Black Glaze |
| Description | Intact. Bell-shaped, spreading slightly at the bottom. Hole vertically pierced at top, possibly for a clapper. Strap handle arches over hole. Unglazed on the interior. On exterior from top to bottom: glaze band; lotus bud chain upside down; ivy garland; glaze band. Light brown clay; glaze considerably peeled. Gently rounded conical in shape with a vertical loop above. No clapper but a vertical hole in top for attachment. Glaze somewhat fugitive on exterior. Above is a broad glazed band and around lower edge is a second, narrower. On wall are two zones of decoration: lotus bud chain above and ivy garland below. Orange clay. |
| Height | 7.8 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 5.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Francis C. Macauley, Esq., 1890 |
| Other Number | 5692 - Old Museum Number |
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