Zoomorphic Incense Burner
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- Titre
- En Zoomorphic Incense Burner
- Fr Brûle-parfum zoomorphe
- Type
- Incense Burner / Islamic Art & Archaeology
- Créateur/ Créatrice
- Unknown
- Identifiant
- L-B64.09.3692
- Format
- Copper alloy
- Dimension
- 36×16 cm
- Lieu de découverte
- Khorasan, Iran
- Résumé
- En A rare example of zoomorphic incense burners from the Seljuk period that have survived intact, this receptacle consists of three lion-shaped legs fastened to a round container that holds the incense. The handle is shaped like a bird. The decorative elements – incised palmettes, half-palmettes, and interlace – are in the openwork technique, allowing the fumes from the burning incense to escape. Incense burners were very popular under the Seljuk Dynasty, when the zoomorphic form was particularly common.
- Date
- 12th–13th century (Seljuk period)
- Contribution
- Extended loan from Iris Rabenou-Solomon, New York
- Source
- Iris Rabenou-Solomon
- Edition
- The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (Archaeology / Islamic Art & Archaeology)
- Référence
- Israel Museum
- Citation bibliographique
- The Israel Museum, New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2005.
- Droits
- Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by David Harris
- Permission granted for non-commercial academic use. Image must be removed within 3 days upon Museum's request.
- Collections
- A la recherche du ta'zieh