Historically known as mangal it is a traditional portable metal container used to burn coal for heating, cooking or incense burning. It was primarily used by nomadic peoples, within Ottoman palaces, and in homes to provide warmth or a steady heat source to boil water and prepare food. It consists of a fire-safe basin on elevated legs or a pedestal to allow airflow, accompanied by a decorative domed cover or lid which safely radiates heat. The particular one has a pierced dome with twin handles and a bird figure on top. Ottoman script decorates the dome, bowl, stand and base.
mmr-00540 > Brass Brazier, Brass, [s.d.]
You can see this exhibit up close, along with many others, in the 3rd-floor exhibition room of CVAR.
