COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.51.56
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MMA_.51.56
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali
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Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali
Creator Name
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Creator Role:
Artist
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Artist
Creator Role
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali
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Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Incense burner
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Incense burner
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
1181-82
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1181-82
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1181
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1181
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1182
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1182
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Cast bronze with openwork decoration
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Cast bronze with openwork decoration
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Metalwork
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Metalwork
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H. 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm), L. 32 1/2 in. (82.6 cm)
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H. 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm), L. 32 1/2 in. (82.6 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
51.56
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51.56
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1951
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Rogers Fund, 1951
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This large metal sculpture of a lion belongs to a small group of incense burners of similar form and size. The head comes off so that the incense can be placed inside, and the arabesque interlace on the body and neck has been pierced to allow the aroma to escape. The Arabic inscriptions in kufic script on various parts of the animal as well as on three bosses provide us with the name of the amir who commissioned the work, its artist, and the date, A.H. 577.
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<P>This large metal sculpture of a lion belongs to a small group of incense burners of similar form and size. The head comes off so that the incense can be placed inside, and the arabesque interlace on the body and neck has been pierced to allow the aroma to escape. The Arabic inscriptions in kufic script on various parts of the animal as well as on three bosses provide us with the name of the amir who commissioned the work, its artist, and the date, A.H. 577.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.is51.56.R.tif
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MMA_.is51.56.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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