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title: Byzantine Silver Censer
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8277/byzantine-silver-censer/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Byzantine Silver Censer
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8277.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) censer made in [Constantinople](https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantinople/) (now, Istanbul) between 602-610 CE. Found near Acheripoietos Monastery, [Cyprus](https://www.worldhistory.org/cyprus/). Depicts [Jesus Christ](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jesus_Christ/), Mary, and Saints Peter, [Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Paul/), John the Evangelist, and James, each in a border of palms. (British Museum, London)
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