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Covered Censer

1st century

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Covered Censer

Covered Censer

1st century

Physical Qualities Earthenware with remnant of naturally occurring ash glaze, 18.1 H x 18.1 Diam. cm. (7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Given in Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Liu Hsien-pu
Object Number 2016.43
Pottery incense burners were popular in Guangdong tombs during the Han period (202 BCE-220 CE), when sea trade brought incense to southern China. Han dynasty texts refer to incense, such as frankincense and camphor, imported from India, the Arabian Peninsula, and possibly Africa.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2016; private collection, Honolulu; purchased c. 1987, Guangzhou
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"Archaeological Finds from Han Tombs at Guangzhou and Hong Kong," Hong Kong: Peter Lam, 1983, pp. 218-219.
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