Incense Boat
1200-1300 (made)
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Copper, decorated with champlevé enamel, traces of gilding. The top with a diaper of medallions enclosing stars and foliage; one half is hinged to form the lid and each half set with an openwork boss (only one, a coiled dragon, remaining) and ending in a serpent's head. Round the body a foliated, wavy stem.
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Copper, decorated with champlevé enamel, traces of gilding. The top with a diaper of medallions enclosing stars and foliage; one half is hinged to form the lid and each half set with an openwork boss (only one, a coiled dragon, remaining) and ending in a serpent's head. Round the body a foliated, wavy stem. |
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| Accession number | M.320-1926 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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