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Description: | Cast bronze incense burner and lid, the body of bulbous form with flanged rim, two flaring handles from short neck, resting on a short and straight foot. The body is decorated in relief with a 'qi' dragon flying above lotus petals. A flaming pearl knob surmounted on the dome-shaped lid with flanged rim and decorated with 6 openwork zodiac signs of rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon and snake.
caption: Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn17440
caption: Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn17440
caption: Right side of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn17440
caption: Left side of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn17440 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | bronze incense burners Bronze lids (containers) | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-137454 | Go to resource |
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