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Incense Burner
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Incense Burner

Artist/Maker (Mesoamerica)
Dateca. 1200-1500
Mediumpottery, stucco and cinnabar
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 x 11 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. (6.7 x 28.3 x 14.6 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Allan A. Kaplan
Terms
    Object number79.018.016
    DescriptionResin incense gathered from the tropical forest was one of the most precious offerings in Maya religion. During the Postclassic period, ladles such as this one were used to carry burning incense in processions and other rituals. The handles of certain important tools, such as weaving picks, paint brushes, and incense ladles, were decorated with human hands in order to emphasize the responsibility of their owners to use them correctly. The end of this object is half human hand and half jaguar paw.
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Divination Head
    Bassa people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner
    Teotihuacán
    ca. 350-550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner
    Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner Lid
    Teotihuacán
    ca. 400-700
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner Lid
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 400-650
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner
    mid 18th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner
    Artist Unknown
    late 17th to early 18th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner
    Manteño
    800-1500
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner Lid
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner
    Manteño
    800-1500
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