On loan to The Met The Met accepts temporary loans of art both for short-term exhibitions and for long-term display in its galleries.
Censer
Not on view
This censer comes from the monastery of Saint Hakob (Metsarants) in Arts‘akh and depicts six abbreviated scenes from the life of Christ: the Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Baptism, Crucifixion, and Tomb of Christ at the Holy Sepulchre. Inscriptions and designs found on these censers suggest shared iconography and workshop practices between Christians and Muslims, likely spread through Armenian merchants working along trade routes connecting Ani, Armenia, and the Caucasian regions with Northern Syria and Mesopotamia.
Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.
This artwork is meant to be viewed from right to left. Scroll left to view more.
