Syria: A spherical brass incense burner, inlaid with gold and silver. Damascus, 13th-14th century

Spherical incense burners from thie period, very few of which have survived, were hung from the ceiling or from the vault of an arch, while an ingenious system of gimbals inside the sphere stabilized the burning incense in the swinging container.

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INCENSE ROAD