16th/17th century
The censer is of compressed globular form set wit two shaped handles and raised on three short conical feet .
Each side is cast with a shaped reserve containing an Arabic inscription. The base has two characters in archaic script Ta Ming ((Great Ming) in a rectangle. The patina is of a warm olive-brown tone.
Width across handles 6.5 cm
The inscription may read: 'Mohammed is the prophet of Allah'
WF 52 十六/十七世紀 銅阿拉伯文簋式小香爐
時代：16/17世紀。
特徵：鼓腹，腹兩側一對耳。器外壁雕飾阿拉伯銘文，可譯為「穆罕默德是真主阿拉的先知」。底部三個短足內有「大明」二字篆款。
尺寸：寬6.5公分。
