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Incense (Perfume) Burner

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Description: Incense (Perfume) Burner
TitleIncense (Perfume) Burner
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator roleMetallist
Creation date1520
Object typeOther
MaterialsSilver-gilt
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
https:/­/­collections.vam.ac.uk/­item/­O129260/­perfume-burner-unknown/­
Accession numberM.62-1980
SubjectsDecorative arts, Spanish colonialIndians of Mexico--Religion
StatusMexico City
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Hispanic Silver: Catalogue Entries
Cristina Esteras Martín
Description: The Arts in Latin America, 1492–1820
The Arts in Latin America, 1492–1820
Hispanic Silver: Object Entries
Author
Cristina Esteras Martín
PublisherPhiladelphia Museum of Art
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2006 Philadelphia Museum of Art
Related print edition pages: pp.190-227
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00264.014
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-21328&redirecttoanchor=65917
Chapter subject tags:Decorative arts, Spanish colonialSilverwork, Colonial
Chapter 6: The Americas (1400–1600)
Norman Vorano and Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy
Description: History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture 1400–2000
History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture 1400–2000
Imagine a snapshot of North America around the year 1400. Millions of people live on the continent—individuals, families, clans, communities, and nations...
Author
Norman Vorano and Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy
PublisherBard Graduate Center
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2013 Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture
Related print edition pages: pp.117-141
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00219.006
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20625&redirecttoanchor=65917
Chapter subject tags:Indigenous peoples--North AmericaIndigenous peoples--North America--Rites and ceremoniesIndigenous peoples--North America--Social life and customsArt, Ancient AmericanArchaeoastronomyEarthworks (Archaeology)Indigenous peoples--Central AmericaIndigenous peoples--South AmericaIndigenous peoples--Religion

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