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LicenseEnamelled and gilt incense burner, with cup supported in gimbal
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Enamelled and gilt incense burner, with cup supported in gimbal
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Enamelled and gilt incense burner, with cup supported in gimbal
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Enamelled and gilt incense burner, with cup supported in gimbal
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Enamelled and gilt incense burner, with cup supported in gimbal, perhaps Persian, 1701-1850
Enamelled and gilt incense burner, with cup supported in gimbal, probably from Persia (Iran), 1701-1850. The burning of incense dates back to ancient times. It was believed that some types of incense, particularly frankincense and myrrh, had medicinal value. They would either be burned so that the patient could benefit from inhaling the healing smoke, or applied as an ointment.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A29522
- type:
- incense burner
- credit:
- Sotheby's
