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Phoenician Artefacts : Phoenician Carved Stone Incense Burner
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Phoenician Carved Stone Incense Burner - PF.2628
Origin: Byblos, Lebanon
Circa: 900
BC
to 500
BC
Dimensions:
2" (5.1cm) high
x 2.75" (7.0cm) wide
x 4" (10.2cm) depth
Collection: Biblical
Medium: Stone
$9,000.00
Location: United States
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Of mixed race and origin, the Phoenicians shared
a linguistic, historical and cultural background.
They emerged as an independent entity from the
eastern Mediterranean region around 1200 B.C.,
founding settlements in Italy, Rhodes, Crete,
Cypress and North Africa. To their
contemporaries the Phoenicians appeared both
ingenious and treacherous. While one ancient
historian condemned them for being "skilled in
deceiving", others considered them "intelligent
people...outstanding in literature and other arts."
this stunning incense burner reveals their
remarkable artistic talents. Carved from a dark
gray diorite-type stone", the round body of the
incense burner is grasped by a hand whose five
sculpted fingers cling to the bowl with delicate
finesse. Incised decorations around the outside
perimeter of the bowl are repeated on the hand,
adding an element of harmony and balance to
the piece. In addition, the remains of ancient clay
cling to the surface of the incense burner,
igniting our imagination and sending us on an
odyssey into the past, to a time when the
dynamic Phoenicians held sway over a vast
Mediterranean.
- (PF.2628)
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