Incense Burner and Lid
25-220 (made)
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Earthenware incense burner with lid (boshanlu) standing on three feet and covered with a green lead glaze. The bottom part is circular and decorated with mountains, mythological animals and stylised grip handles depicting a taotie mask in low relief; the cover is shaped like a mountain.
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with green lead glaze |
| Brief description | Earthenware incense burner with green lead glaze, China, Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25-220) |
| Physical description | Earthenware incense burner with lid (boshanlu) standing on three feet and covered with a green lead glaze. The bottom part is circular and decorated with mountains, mythological animals and stylised grip handles depicting a taotie mask in low relief; the cover is shaped like a mountain. |
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| Accession number | FE.149A-1974 |
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| Record created | April 28, 2009 |
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