ceramic incense burner
Archaeological museum of ancient Messene
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ceramic incense burner
2nd century BCE
Archaeological museum of ancient Messene
burial monument 2, Arcadic gate, ancient Messene
Height: 11.6 cm
ceramic incense burner mended by 15 fragments. Small discoid base, tall cylindrical foot with a plastic ring around its upper part. The lower body is conical, with triangular perforations. Impressed small lines and an incised zig-zag line around the base, the foot and the body of the vessel. Found in the roman burial monument 2, next to the Arcadic gate ancient Messene. Four pits inside the monument contained the remains of infant cremations, accompanied by a large number of burned vessels, among them cups, mugs, incense burners and Corinthian type oil lambs of the 2nd cent. CE, with pictorial scenes.