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Censer with an Image of Christ and Saints (Side A/B (old photography))

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

The censer is decorated with relief representations of Christ, St. Peter, the Virgin Mary, and St. Paul (?) in tondi. Between the tondi are stylized floral motifs. Below the mouth is a collar with two rows of incised diagonals, each running in a different direction. Three suspension loops are preserved, one only partially, as well as 4 1/2 links of one length of twisted S chain.

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  • Title: Censer with an Image of Christ and Saints (Side A/B (old photography))
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 6th–7th century
  • Location Created: Greece
  • Physical Dimensions: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
  • Type: Thymiaterion
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 79.AC.48
  • Culture: Byzantine
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Lee Rizzuto
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Implements (Object Genre)
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