Collections Online
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Advanced Search
Incense burner
Incense burner, red earthenware body with visible inclusions of varying coarseness, pedestal base of inverted conical shape with rounded foot rim, deep rilling lines visible, the body of the burner is a simple, rounded closed shape with indistinct collar, with eight moulded lotus petals applied to the exterior; green and yellow glazes, each moulded leaf decorated with a lotus flower with long stem and scrolling leaves.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A(L) 520
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 12th century
Measurements
Height
(cm): 13.6
Height
(in): 5
diam
(cm): 10.9
diam
(in): 4
Techniques
moulded
forming
Applied Art
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
Location
Gallery 13A : Case 02
Collections Online is updated regularly, but please confirm that a work remains on display before making a special visit.
Comments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.