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Censer, China, undated, Other

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APA

Nourane Ben Azzouna, . (n.d.). Censer, China, undated, Other (1–), CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4018

Chicago

Nourane Ben Azzouna. n.d. “Censer, China, undated, Other.”, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4018

MLA

Nourane Ben Azzouna. Censer, China, Undated, Other, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4018

Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder
CallFront
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID
China_NBA_25
Author
Nourane Ben Azzouna
Contributor(s)
Johanna Cozzolino
Nuria Garcia Masip
Localization Exactitude Degree
Approximate
Place of Production
China
Website Link
https://www.bonhams.com/auction/22812/lot/381/a-chinese-bronze-arabic-script-twin-handled-censer-three-character-embossed-studio-mark-to-the-base/
Language
Arabic
Type of text
Devotional text
Nature of the Text
Shahada
Text Content
[١] - أ - لا إله إلّا اللّه
+ ?
Type of Object
object\censer
Writing Surface
metal
Shape (Epigraphy)
other
Size (of the object)
10.5 cm diam.
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects)
1 line
Technique
cast
Instrument
other

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Shape
rectangular
Internal Structure
linear
Groups of Characters Baseline
horizontal
Character Spacing
regular spaces between characters
Presence of Elongation
absent
Ligature
Conventional - curvilinear
Shading / Contrast
medium contrast
Ascenders
Alif Ascenders
alif - s-shaped
alif - bevelled head
alif - shaft tapers from thick to thin
Lām Ascenders
lām - s-shaped
lām - bevelled head
lām - shaft tapers from thick to thin

counters

hā' counters
final s-shape with upstroke hairline

vocalization and diacritics

shadda vocalization and diacritics
short denticles with left top flourish
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