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Bronze incense burner

A young woman wearing a long 'peplos' and reticulated head-dress holds up a hemispherical cauldron in which the incense was placed. A pierced lid covers the top of the vessel. A most exquisite creation, most probably the product of a Parian workshop (460-450 BC.)

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Uploaded on October 13, 2011
Taken on September 13, 2011