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Incense Box
(Medieval Europe )
Shaped like a small church with domes, this box is divided on the inside into three compartments for storing incense used during the liturgy. The Lamb of God on the lid symbolizes Jesus Christ. A dedicatory inscription explains that the box was presented in 1791 by two women, a priest, and his wife to a church dedicated to St. Theodore. The four came from Erkiled, a village close to Caesarea (Kayseri) in central Turkey.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Lucy Arnold Stephenson, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1952, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/2/1974 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
Geographies
Turkey, Kayseri (Caesarea) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 5/8 x W: 5 3/4 in. (9.2 x 14.6 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Lucy Arnold Stephenson, 1952
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1845