# Dragon-headed Stand

- Date: 1200s
- Medium: Cast brass inlaid with silver
- Classification: Metalwork
- Dimensions: Overall: 7.2 x 19.2 cm (2 13/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
- Culture: Northern Iraq or Syria, Zangid (1127–1251) or Ayyubid period (1171–1260)
- Credit line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.8.b)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1952.8.b/1952.8.b_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Themes of hunting and combat are evoked by this stand with gaping dragon heads and figures armed with swords and spears.