Description:
Bipedal censer or incense burner with a handle in the shape of a fish tail. Cream-colored slipware and a drop and brick red band decoration. The surface of the piece presents traces of use probably of burning essences or aromatic seeds.
Excavation campaign:
2009
Record type:
Ceramic artifacts
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Archaeological site:
El Caño
Stratigraphic group:
Tomb 5
Stratigraphic unit type:
Interment
Stratigraphic unit (finds):
082
Calibrated Age Range:
Cal AD 780 to 900 (Cal BP 1170 to 1050)/Cal AD 920 to 960 (Cal BP 1040 to 990)
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Ceramic style:
Early Conte (750-900 AD)
Variety:
Fish tail handle