AN EARTHENWARE SMALL CENSER
JOMON PERIOD (1000-300 BCE)
With pierced upper portion resembling an abstracted human head with triangular cuts suggestive of eyes and knob-form applied-clay nose, the cylindrical stem suggestive of a neck; the crown surmounted by a rectangular knop pierced with a hole, the sides cut with oval apertures allowing access to the inner chamber for burning incense or oil, the results of the report on Thermoluminescence Analysis no. N118c28 obtained by the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, are consistent with the dating of this lot
4 1/8 in. (10.3 cm) high
AN EARTHENWARE SMALL CENSER
JOMON PERIOD (1000-300 BCE)
With pierced upper portion resembling an abstracted human head with triangular cuts suggestive of eyes and knob-form applied-clay nose, the cylindrical stem suggestive of a neck; the crown surmounted by a rectangular knop pierced with a hole, the sides cut with oval apertures allowing access to the inner chamber for burning incense or oil, the results of the report on Thermoluminescence Analysis no. N118c28 obtained by the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, are consistent with the dating of this lot
4 1/8 in. (10.3 cm) high
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