Ritual ImplementsByzantine6th century
Censer
6th century CE
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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