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Hexagonal censer; silver; with low circular foot-rim; on the edges are three pierced ears for chains, now missing; each face is embossed with a bust within a border of conventional palm-leaves uniting at the angles in small medallions each engraved with a cross; the busts are arranged in two sets of three; Christ and the Virgin Mary are the central figures; Christ, like all the male figures, holds a book; to his left is St Peter holding a cross, and to his right St Paul; to the left of the Virgin is St John the Evangelist, and to her right St James; on the interior small fragments of bronze plates adhere, showing the vessel was once lined; on the bottom and within the foot are impressions of three stamps, damaged by the lathe after stamping.
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