Thurible
in ecclesiastical usage, a censer, a vessel for burning incense.
Their present form, according to Martigny, dates only from the 12th century. The modern thurible consists of a metallic vessel or cup, sometimes of gold or silver, but more commonly of brass or lateen, in which burning charcoal is placed, with a movable perforated cover.
Chains are attached, so that the thurible may be waved to and fro.