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A BYZANTINE BRONZE CENSER

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Item Details

Description

A Byzantine bronze censer
Circa 5th-7th Century A.D.
The hemispherical body incised with a band of saltire crosses and small concentric circles in the top quadrant of the cross motifs and below the band, the bowl set on small semi-circular tripod feet, with three suspension chains connected to a central hook, 25cm high, bowl 11cm diam.

Footnotes

Provenance:
with Fortuna Fine Arts Ltd, New York.
Private collection, USA, formed from the 1980s onwards and acquired from the above.
Christian faith was central to Byzantine life and united the many people who made up the Empire. Incense burners, such as this, would have been swung at different parts of the liturgy to symbolize the prayers of the church-goers rising up to heaven like the smoke of the incense.

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A BYZANTINE BRONZE CENSER

Name: A BYZANTINE BRONZE CENSER
SKU: 106257294
Price: 850 GBP
Availability: InStock

Estimate £800 - £1,200

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