SHM 04166:0039 :: tripod stand, thymiaterion

Object description: It has three legs bended into a squat position. Each leg ends with the foot of a clooven-foted animal. A small bird is laying on each leg at the ”knee”. Between the legs are ornamented leaves. The shaft has spiral grooves and is tapering upwards. On top it carries a shallow bowl with a quadrangular setting. The rim of the bowl is decorated with ornamented pearls. In the corners of the quadrant is a small bird sitting. At the middle of the shaft climbs a panther and above him a cock.

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