Räuchergefäß: Flügelfrau mit Räucherbecken
Zyprisch, Eisenzeit, archaisch, 1. Viertel 5. Jh. v. Chr.
Flügelfrau mit Räucherbecken
Incense sacrifice had a central meaning to the Paphos Aphrodite religion, and represented an important part of the cult’s ceremonies. Offering devices were usually incense burners (Thymiateria), made mostly out of clay, bronze, precious metal, sometimes out of stone. This incense burner with a winged woman is among the few remaining examples of the adorned limestone Thymiateria. Before a pillar-like stand which holds the round beaker, stands a feminine winged figure. She is dressed in a double-belted narrow chiton (blouse), diadem, earrings, throat-band, breast-chain and arm-rings. In the outstretched hand she holds a winged Sun, the symbol of the god Horus.
A. Bernhard-Walcher u. a., Die Sammlung zyprischer Antiken im KHM. Sammlungskataloge des KHM Bd. 2, Wien: 1999
Object data
Object Name
Räuchergefäß
Culture
Zyprisch
Period
Eisenzeit, archaisch
Dated
1. Viertel 5. Jh. v. Chr.
Site
Voni , bei Kythrea, Zypern
Material
Kalkstein; Reste roter und grüner Bemalung
Dimensions
25 cm
10,8 cm × 10,6 cm
10 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Antikensammlung
Inv. No.
Antikensammlung, I 602
Provenance
Ohnefalsch-Richter, Max; 1884 Kauf
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