I just realized that some of my readers might not have know what I was referring to in my previous post when I wrote the term Palenque "incensario". The image above is an example of an incensario that was found in the terraces of the Temple of the Cross. In reality, these large ceramic artifacts are believed to be the stands that went on top of the incensario (Spanish word for censor). The censors and their associated stands were used by ancient Palencanos to burn incense for the veneration of their 3 major gods.Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Clarification on the Term "Incensario"
I just realized that some of my readers might not have know what I was referring to in my previous post when I wrote the term Palenque "incensario". The image above is an example of an incensario that was found in the terraces of the Temple of the Cross. In reality, these large ceramic artifacts are believed to be the stands that went on top of the incensario (Spanish word for censor). The censors and their associated stands were used by ancient Palencanos to burn incense for the veneration of their 3 major gods.
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2 comments:
hi elaine,
the stands are also referred as "porta-incensarios" in spanish since they are "carrying" the censers.
-anabella
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