Terracotta thymiaterion (incense burner)

3rd century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 161

Thymiateria are a frequent shape in the late Daunian pottery from Canosa. Noteworthy among the bands of patternwork here is the central one that seems to show architectural motifs such as columns.

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Title: Terracotta thymiaterion (incense burner)
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 3rd century BCE
Culture: Native Italic, Daunian, Canosan
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1970
Object Number: 1970.11.4
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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