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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Incense Burner
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Incense Burner

Place FoundTripoli, Libya, Africa
PeriodRoman Empire
Date2nd-3rd Century CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of Thelma Akin
Dimensions2 3/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 in. (5.6 x 8.5 x 7.6 cm)
Object number1995.004.006
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, August 1995 - May 2004
ProvenanceEx coll. James Akin (1898-1967), Atlanta, Georgia, collected in Tripoli, Libya, 1951-1952. Thence by descent to Thelma Akin (1902-1999), Atlanta, Georgia.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art