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Frankincense, also known as olibanum (/ oʊˈlɪbənəm /), [1] is an aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes, obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia in the family Burseraceae. The word is from Old French franc encens ('high-quality incense'). [2] There are several species of Boswellia that produce true frankincense: [3] Boswellia sacra ...
Incense is often used as part of a purification ritual. [5] In the Revelation of John, incense symbolises the prayers of the saints in heaven – the "golden bowl full of incense" are "the prayers of the saints " (Revelation 5:8, cf. Revelation 8:3) which infuse upwards towards the altar of God. A thurible, a type of censer, is used to contain ...
The Boswellia sacra species is a small deciduous tree that grows to a height of 2 to 8 m (6 ft 7 in to 26 ft 3 in), with one or more trunks, and the bark has the texture of paper, and can be easily removed. The tree has compound leaves and an odd number of leaflets that grow opposite to one another; the small, yellow-white flowers are gathered ...
Censer from Tibet, late 19th century, silver. A censer, incense burner, perfume burner or pastille burner is a vessel made for burning incense or perfume in some solid form. They vary greatly in size, form, and material of construction, and have been in use since ancient times throughout the world. They may consist of simple earthenware bowls ...
pure frankincense (לְבוֹנָה זָךְ levonah zakh) The components are still being studied and are not determined with absolute certainty. Stacte is variously described as being the extract of the transparent portion of the myrrh resin which exudes spontaneously from the tree, or a balsam from a tree such as opobalsamum or a styrax.
Frankincense (foox/fooh) or a prepared incense (uunsi), is placed on top of hot charcoal inside an incense burner, the dabqaad. It then burns for about ten minutes. This keeps the house fragrant for hours. The dabqaad pot is made from a white clay or soapstone found in specific areas of Somalia. Meerschaum (sepiolite) is used to make the ...
Incense trade route. Satellite view of the red sea and adjacent lands, the incense trade, connecting Egypt to the incense-producing lands, depended heavily on navigation along the Red Sea. The incense trade route was an ancient network of major land and sea trading routes linking the Mediterranean world with eastern and southern sources of ...
A brass dhunachi used for performing aarti in Bengali Hindu religious events, including Durga Puja. Dhunachi is a Bengali incense burner [1] (commonly used in conjunction with Indian frankincense or dhuno (Bengali: ধুনো) for traditional ceremonies) used for one of the stages during arti (ritualised worship). It is often used following ...