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Object Name: Incense burner
Place of Origin: Rajasthan, India
Date/Era: 19th century
Dimensions: H: 19.00 cm, W: 9.50 cm, D: 20.00 cm
Medium/Materials: Brass
Credit Line: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Gift of the Pal Family.
Accession Number: X2001.11.66
The upper body of the peacock is hinged where it joins the handle and can be lifted up, allowing incense to be placed in the body.
Source: Exhibition wall text, Flames of Devotion: Oil Lamps from South and Southeast Asia and the Himalayas.