Ritual ImplementsByzantine6th century

Censer

6th century CE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Copper alloy

Culture

Byzantine

Period

Byzantine period, Early

Century

6th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

censer: 16 x 7 cm (6 5/16 x 2 3/4 in.); cross: 4 cm x 2.5 cm (1 9/16 x 1 in.); chain: 11.5 cm (4 1/4 in.)

Provenance

[Christie's, New York, June 5, 1998, lot 313, sold]; to Benjamin and Lilian Hertzberg, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2004.

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