Incense-burner
BackDescription:
Cast brass polygonal incense burner.Cast in copper alloy and pierced. The burner presents a domical top and lotus finial. It has loops and clasps for suspension. One of its feet is bent.
Object type: | incense-burner |
Museum number: | 1992,0715.1 |
Culture/period: | Late Islamic |
Date: | 16thC-17thC (circa) |
Production place: | Made in: India (North) |
Materials: | brass (?), bronze (?) |
Technique: | cast, pierced |
Dimensions: | Height: 15.00 cm Width: 16.00 cm Depth: 12.00 cm |
Location: | 39 |
Acquisition names: | Purchased from: John Lawrence Fine Arts Inc Funded by: Brooke Sewell Permanent Fund |
Acquisition date: | 1992 |
Curator's comments:
The shape of this incense-burner is related to funerary architecture of Sultanate India, notably the tombs of the Sayyid dynasty and Lodi dynasty in Northern India (Delhi, Bihar).
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