Seated Figure Censer (Incensario), 5th–6th century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Ceramic, H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm), Ceramics-Containers, Censers, or incensarios, have been discovered in a wide range of contexts, from the steps of temples to cave interiors, indicative of the importance of burning rituals in ancient Mesoamerica. It is thought that billowing clouds of smoke, produced by the burning of copal incense, accompanied every major ceremony in the Maya realm
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Seated Figure Censer, Incensario, 5th–6th century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Ceramic, H, 14 3/4, 37.5 cm, Ceramics-Containers, Censers, incensarios, discovered, wide range, contexts, steps, temples, cave interiors, indicative, importance, burning rituals, ancient Mesoamerica, thought, billowing clouds, smoke, produced, burning, copal incense, accompanied every major, ceremony, Maya realm
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