Thymiateria
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Descripción
A type of ancient Greek incense burner or small incense altar made of bronze, silver, or terracotta; the perfumed smoke of the incense would escape through decorative openings. Thymiateria were functional objects but may also have been placed in tombs as funerary offerings.
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- thymiaterion [en]