There is purposeful symbolism in the gifts, but hyperbole? probably not. Each of the gifts was a message to Joseph and Mary.
Most likely Persian astronomers and astrologers, the wise men brought
gold - to symbolize the birth of a king
frankencense - a sacred incense to acknowledge that the wise men knew the nature of whom they were giving the gifts to
myrrh - an embalming fluid to symbolize the danger Joseph and his family were in
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