adorno

Adorno for an incense burner or theatre-type censer. Mould made. Unidentified, but possibly a representation of a knife or other weapon. An elongated object with one curved end with five raised hemispheric dots, a textured wrapping or sheath around the cylindrical centre and a pointed end with three arrow feathers or drops in a bundle at the side. Almost complete except for a small loss on the pointed end. The back is roughly flattish with a broken off appliqué stem attachment in the middle. White pigment on front and back surfaces, red pigment on the body of the 'arrow feather' bundle.