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Green patinated bronze stemmed bowl on a round foot, against a gray backdrop.

Incense Burner (Boshan Lu)

A bronze stemmed bowl with a broad, ribbed body rising from a flared circular foot, its surface covered in mottled green patina. The open rim shows reddish corrosion, and the stem is plain, tapering into a flat, cast base.

Look closer: Reddish corrosion visible inside the open rim at the top.

Artist
Unknown
Date
200–100 BCE
Medium
bronze
Source
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Size
2749 × 3400 px
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Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -100).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund