Detail View: The AMICA Library: Incense burner
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.17.190.2095
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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Spherical incense burners, few of which have survived, were hung from the ceiling or from the vault of an arch, and the ingenious system of gimbals (also called cardan joints) inside the sphere stabilized the burning incense in the swinging container.
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Mameluk
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Syria
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Mamluk
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Title:
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Incense burner
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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end of 13th or beginning of 14th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1267
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Creation End Date:
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1433
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Materials and Techniques:
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Brass, inlaid with gold and silver
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Creation Place:
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Damascus
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Dimensions:
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Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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17.190.2095
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Credit Line:
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Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_17.190.2095.tif
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