Mountain-shaped censer
Date:Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)
Medium:Bronze
Dimensions: Height: 28.6 cm; Max diameter: 29cm
Origin: unearthed in 1995
It is used to burn incense in order to purify the air. On the bottom is a monster, on which stands a person who seems to hold the censer by hand. The belly of the censer is decorated with design of a dragon and the cover with design of a phoenix.