Incense burner
Category
Brassware
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass
Measurements
105 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Iran
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1333879
Summary
Persian incense ball of pierced brass, engraved with a floral design. Two hemispheres hinged, with a hook catch. Hinge broken. Inner vessel on three ring gimbals to keep burner upright.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.