Incense-burner
BackDescription:
Tripod-footed incense burner with perforated domed lid with a knob on the top; cast brass, decorated with silver and gold inlays, including a series of figures, some of whom hold Christian liturgical items including a cross and censer.
Object type: | incense-burner |
Museum number: | 1878,1230.679 |
Culture/period: | Ayyubid dynasty |
Date: | 1250-1300 (circa) |
Production place: | Made in: Damascus (probably) |
Materials: | brass, silver (inlay), gold (inlay) |
Technique: | cast, inlaid |
Dimensions: | Height: 20.50 cm Width: 13.00 cm |
Inscriptions: | Inscription details: inscription Inscription quoted: |
Location: | 25 |
Exhibition history: | Exhibited: 2001 22 Oct-2002 10 Mar, Paris, Institut du Monde Arabe, 'L'Orient de Saladin au temps des Ayyoubides' 1997 3 Mar-6 Jul, USA, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Glory of Byzantium |
Acquisition names: | Bequeathed by: John Henderson |
Acquisition date: | 1878 |
Curator's comments:
The iconography indicates that this piece was made for a Christian patron.
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