Culture: SOUTH ARABIAN.
Date: 2ND - 4TH CENTURY AD.
Material: BRONZE.
Provenance: EX: NEAR EASTERN PRIVATE COLLECTION.
Condition: REPAIRED: HANDLE RE ATTACHED, SOME REPAIRS WITH SOME LOSS TO THE LID.
Measurements:9.75 INCHES LONG, (25 CMS), 5.75 INCHES HIGH, (14.5 CMS).
A very rare type of incense burner especially with the animal heads above the lid and handle.
Cf: For a closely related example, see lot 161, p. 83, Bonham's London, Antiquities Auction, 15 October 2008.
Antiquities Ancient Near East
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