Incense Burner
Damascus was producing luxury‑quality inlaid metalwork by the early thirteenth century. Many of these objects were made by artists trained in the Mosul tradition and share characteristics with Jaziran works, such as the use of the T‑fret background and the Z‑shaped whorl motif. An emphasis on princely imagery, is demonstrated by the formal enthronement scenes depicted here. The inclusion of gold as an inlay material is thought to indicate Damascus manufacture.
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