Detail View: The AMICA Library: Incense burner
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.51.56
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali
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Title:
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Incense burner
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Detail
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Creation Date:
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1181-82
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Creation Start Date:
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1181
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Creation End Date:
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1182
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Materials and Techniques:
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Cast bronze with openwork decoration
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Classification Term:
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Metalwork
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Dimensions:
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H. 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm), L. 32 1/2 in. (82.6 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, USA
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ID Number:
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51.56
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1951
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Rights:
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Context:
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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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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.is51.56.AV1.tif
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