The Attarouthi Treasure - Censer
Object type: Censer
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Byzantine
Date: 500–650
Medium: Silver and gilded silver with copper liner
Dimensions: Overall (without chain): 3 3/8 x 5 3/16 x 4 15/16 in. (8.5 x 13.2 x 12.6 cm)
Overall (hanging with chain): 16 5/16 x 5 3/16 x 4 15/16 in. (41.5 x 13.2 x 12.6 cm)
Diam. of foot: 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm); 355.7g
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Geography: Made in Attarouthi   Syria  
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry J. and Drue E. Heinz Foundation, Norbert Schimmel, and Lila Acheson Wallace Gifts, 1986
Accession year: 1986
Tags: Christ