Incense Burner of Amir Saif al-Dunya wa’l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi, by Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali, dated 577 AH/1181–82 CE
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Incense Burner of Amir Saif al-Dunya wa’l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi

Maker Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali

dated 577 AH/1181–82 CE

Medium
Bronze; cast, engraved, chased, pierced
Classification
Metal
Dimensions
OveralL. H. 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm) L. 32 1/2 in. (82.6 cm) W. 9 in. (22.9 cm) L. from heel of back foot to toe of front foot: 22 in. (55.9 cm) L. from toe of front foot to tip of nose: 4 in. (10.2 cm) L. from heel of back foot to tip of…
Culture
Iran
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Islamic Art
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1951
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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