Korea: Gilt-bronze Incense Burner of the Baekje Kingdom, c. 6th century CE

The Gilt-bronze Incense Burner of Baekje is the 287th National Treasure of Korea and was designated as such on May 30, 1996. It is currently housed at the Buyeo National Museum. During an excavation of an ancient temple site in Neungsan-ri, Buyeo County in Chungcheongnam-do in 1993, the incense burner was the largest find among 450 artifacts excavated.

The incense burner measures 64 centimeters in height, the body is 19 centimeters in diameter, and it weighs 11.8 kilograms. It was probably made in the 6th century.

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