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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Omeka ID 202
Mas Castellar
Protohistory and Iberian world

burner

MAC GIR-030362

Object type
thymiateria
Production date
-300 / -201
Fabric
other ceramic elements. Protohistory
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Culture
Protohistory and Iberian world
Discovery location
Mas Castellar
Materials
terracotta
Township
Pontós (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Alt Empordà)
Technique
moulding
Where is it?
MASPG
Dimensions
145 x 100 mm
Description
Ceramic bowl in the shape of a female bust representing the goddess Demeter. It lacks all the front part above the forehead. It finishes in a basket (kalathos) 18 mm high, below which opens a veil, consisting of wings on the front and at the base of the neck, on both sides of the face. The fabric is dark pink clay, hard, and sometimes remains of ochre slip are preserved. There are various opinions about its functionality and therefore there are also several names for its identification. Some accept it as a recipient for cream perfumes, oils or other scents (hence the name incense burner or thymateria, while others identify it as a container for grain and other plants and hence the name of vase or kernos.

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