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Incensario del emir Saif al-Dunya wa'l-Din Muhammad al-Mawardi

dated 577 AH/1181–82 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 453
Los incensarios zoomórficos gozaron de gran popularidad durante el periodo selyúcido (ca. 1040–1157). Este ejemplar en forma de león destaca por su escala monumental, el refinamiento de su ornamentación grabada y la abundante información en las bandas de caligrafía árabe inscritas en su cuerpo. Las inscripciones contienen los nombres del mecenas y del artista, así como la fecha de manufactura. La cabeza es amovible para poder introducir carbón e incienso, y el cuerpo y la nariz del animal están perforados para dejar escapar el humo perfumado. El gran tamaño de este incensario sugiere que podría haberse utilizado en un palacio.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Incensario del emir Saif al-Dunya wa'l-Din Muhammad al-Mawardi
  • Artista: Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali, activo a finales del siglo XII
  • Fecha: A.H. 577/1181–1182 d. C.
  • Geografía: Irán
  • Material: Bronce; fundido, grabado, cincelado, perforado
  • Dimensiones: 85,1 x 82,6 x 22,9 cm
  • Crédito: Fondo Rogers, 1951
  • Número de inventario: 51.56
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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