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Tomb censer
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Tomb censer

early 1st-early 3rd century · Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze

From the collection of National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler). Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Censer in the form of a vessel with a stem attached to saucer-like base. Rough conical lid has 4 triangular projections formed of the clay cut from the body and pushed outward, leaving 4 openings. Glazed pottery.

National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own description
Credit lineTomb censer. early 1st-early 3rd century. National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Charles Lang Freer. CC0.

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