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Islamic Incense Burner with a Handle - P.0389
Origin: Jericho
Circa: 700
AD
to 900
AD
Dimensions:
4" (10.2cm) high
x 3.5" (8.9cm) wide
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Near Eastern
Style: Early Islamic
Medium: Terracotta
£1,200.00
Location: UAE
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| Description |
One of the customs that the new religion of
Islam inherited from the ancient world was the
burning of fragrant incense for the glory of god.
This simple, though graceful, clay brazier, dating
from the earliest days of Islam's Golden Age, is
still blackened around the holes where the
smoke rose up to the heavens. We imagine it
grasped in the hand of a believer centuries ago,
when the faith of Mohammed was still young.
- (P.0389)
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