Incense burner. [AB [OPS Move] 13/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Incense burner. [AB [OPS Move] 13/7/2017]
Long description: Incense burner. Made from copper alloy metal. In the form of nine rearing snakes mounted on a conical base with a lingam beneath the snakes. There are holes in three of the snakes heads. There is a curved handle with a flower-shaped base. At the curve of the handle there is an extending sphere with a smaller sphere attached. [AB [OPS Move] 13/7/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Uttar Pradesh Mathura
Person: Field collector Richard Carnac Temple; PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1892
Date collected: Before 1892
Acquisition information: Donated: 1892
Materials and processes: Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Height: max 122 mm, Length: max 179 mm, Width: max 98 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1892.41.277

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