Boshanlu, or hill censer, surmounted by a bird

Details

• Title

  Boshanlu, or hill censer, surmounted by a bird

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  2nd century BC - 1st century AD (200 BC - AD 100)
  Han Dynasty (c. 206 BC - AD 220)

• Material and technique

  bronze

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › religious/ritual vessel › censer › boshanlu;

  fire/fire-lighting equipment › burner › incense-burner;

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  10 cm (height)
  9.4 cm max. (diameter)
  213.8 g (weight)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 10 | China to AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.901

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