VesselsRoman2nd-3rd century CE

Balsamarium (Incense Burner) in the Shape of a Bust of Bacchus

2nd-3rd century CE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze, silver inlay

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period, Middle

Century

2nd-3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

17.5 x 10.3 x 6.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/16 x 2 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Charles Dikran Kelekian [private collection], Egypt, (by 1914) to; Kelekian [private collection], Paris (from 1919) to; Kelekian [private collection], New York (after the war ca. 1950), sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1972.

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