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Incense Burner with Armenian Inscription
(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 that no longer exists today. The four patrons came from Erkilet (a small village close to Kayseri) when this region was under Ottoman rule.
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
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1845