Copper incensory - Incense pendulum church Old copper/bronze incense pendulum from a church. This beautiful utensil was filled with incense and swung back and forth to circulate the smoke and the smell. A censer (Turibulum or Thuribulum in Latin) is a vessel in which incense is burned. Usually, it consists of a bowl with a lid. There are 3 chains connected to the scale, with which the scale can be carried around or hong to a standard during a service. A censer usually has three outer chains (for the Holy Trinity) to the bowl. The height of the lamp alone is 26 cm high, total length is 80 cm.