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Enameled Incense Burner
In Ottoman lands, incense was burned for both sacred and everyday purposes, and in public and private places. This incense burner is of bronze with turquoise and blue enamel out of which design is reserved. It has a pomegranate-shaped top, hemispherical bottom, three curved legs attached to an enameled tray beneath; pierced medallions with floral pattern; floral design over the body. Among the types of elements burned for their pleasurable smells—which would have emitted their scent as smoke from the pierced openwork in the lid—include ambergris, camphor, oud, and many other natural materials.
Exhibitions
| 1954 | Enamel. Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration, New York. |
Measurements
Max H: 6 13/16 × Diam: 8 3/8 in. (17.3 × 21.3 cm)
Accession Number
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44.469