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Censer Handle with Virgin Orant

Thirteenth- to fourteenth-century copper-alloy censer handle depicting the Virgin in the orans prayer pose.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1999.519.11

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Title
Censer Handle with Virgin Orant
Date
13th–14th century
Medium
Cast copper alloy
Culture
Byzantine
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Classification
Metalwork-Copper alloy
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2026-09-10 · Public Domain

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Copper AlloyCenser Handle with Virgin Orant —uses-material→ Copper Alloy · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-407.Orans GestureCenser Handle with Virgin Orant —uses-gesture→ Orans Gesture · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-238.Virgin MaryCenser Handle with Virgin Orant —depicts→ Virgin Mary · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-237.Rights & Provenance BoundaryCenser Handle with Virgin Orant ←governs— Rights & Provenance Boundary · system-ruleWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-239.
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Virgin Mary
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Orans Gesture
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Copper Alloy
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