Acerra (incense box)

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The acerra was also, according to Festus, a small altar, placed before the dead, on which perfumes were burnt. There was a law in the Twelve Tables, which restricted the use of acerrae at funerals.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
  Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities
  . London: John Murray.

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