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Incense Burner
Incense Burner
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Incense Burner

Artist/Culture
Date18th century
Mediumbronze
Dimensions11 × 15.7 × 7.7 cm (4 5/16 × 6 3/16 × 3 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Credit LineGift in memory of Dr. E.C. Sanford
Terms
Object number1925.9
DescriptionRepresents a fantastic bovine animal lying down, with a Sage seated on its back. Figure forms the lid, and has hole in mouth, and the animal's mouth.
On View
Not on view
Self-Portrait
Thomas Smith
about 1680
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Southern German
1480–1490
Image © Worcester Art Museum, all rights reserved.
Chinese
960–1279, late Song Dynasty (1200s–1300s)
Michel Witz the Younger
about 1530
Michel Witz the Younger
about 1530
Landscape (View of a Town)
American
after 1753
Sampson Vryling Stoddard Wilder
John Vanderlyn
1808–1812
Small Incense Burner with Lid, in the shape of a Bronze Tripod (ding)
Chinese
18th century, Qing Dynasty (1644–1911)
Small Incense Burner
Chinese
18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)