Incense burner

Museum number:
5-4638
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2078
Description:
Coptic iron incense burner with cross finial, with dangling chains and bells. Made by Amhara silversmiths.
Donor:
Frederick C. Gamst and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Culture or time period:
Amhara
Collector:
Frederick C. Gamst
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Incense burners
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1968-1969 #2: KQED Television (July 8, 1968–July 12, 1968) and S1969-1970 #103: Los Angeles Natural History Museum (April 2, 1970–July 21, 1971)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Incense burner, accession number 5-4638, described as Coptic iron incense burner with cross finial, with dangling chains and bells. Made by Amhara silversmiths.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Incense burner, accession number 5-4638, described as Coptic iron incense burner with cross finial, with dangling chains and bells. Made by Amhara silversmiths.

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