Painted pottery censer
Medium:Pottery
Date:Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)
Dimensions:Height: 13.3cm; diameter: 11.2cm
Origin:Unearthed from Han Tomb No.1 at Mawangdui, Changsha in 1972
The lid is carved in openwork. Galangal, fragrant reed and magnolia, etc., are burned in the brazier to purify the air.