Censer with a Lioness Hunting a Boar

Coptic

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Discovered hidden in a rock crevice, this censer was cast so that the smoke of the incense would emerge through the mouths and ears of the lioness and boar. An elephant worked in relief, rather than a Christian symbol, appears on its front.

Censer with a Lioness Hunting a Boar, Bronze, Coptic

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Censer with a Lioness Hunting a Boar, Bronze, Coptic
Censer with a Lioness Hunting a Boar, Bronze, Coptic
Censer with a Lioness Hunting a Boar, Bronze, Coptic
Censer with a Lioness Hunting a Boar, Bronze, Coptic
Censer with a Lioness Hunting a Boar, Bronze, Coptic
Censer with a Lioness Hunting a Boar, Bronze, Coptic
Censer with a Lioness Hunting a Boar, Bronze, Coptic
Censer with a Lioness Hunting a Boar, Bronze, Coptic
Censer with a Lioness Hunting a Boar, Bronze, Coptic
Censer with a Lioness Hunting a Boar, Bronze, Coptic
Censer with a Lioness Hunting a Boar, Bronze, Coptic

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