Incense Burner
| Object Number: | 30-47-31 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | South Arabia |
| Date Made: | 3rd century BCE - 1st century BCE |
| Early Date: | -299 |
| Late Date: | -1 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Limestone |
| Height: | 8 cm |
| Length: | 8 cm |
| Width: | 8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Quill Jones, 1930 |
| Other Number: | R'ES 4249 - Other Number |
Description
Limestone square trough (incense burner) on four feet connected by rungs. Each face is carved in low relief. There is a triangular tooth pattern above a double straight band spanning all sides with black paint in the inscription only. There are cross-line incisions on the feet. There is a hole pierced through the corner above the accession number. The inscription is of names of aromatic plants on the four faces: Kalm, drw, rnd, hdk: reed, aloes, nard, acid (?)
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Jung, Michael, and D'Amore, Paola, and Antonini de Maigret, Sabina. 26 Sep 2015. Searching for the Queen of Sheba.. Rome. Contemporanea Progetti. pg. 127 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 121 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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