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Brûle-parfum de l'émir 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
Les brûle-parfums zoomorphes étaient très populaires à l’époque seldjoukide (v. 1040–1157). Celui-ci, de forme léonine, se distingue par sa grande taille, le raffinement de la gravure et la richesse des informations fournies par les bandeaux calligraphiés en arabe sur le corps. On peut y lire le nom du mécène, celui de l’artiste et la date de fabrication. La tête est amovible, et c’est dans cette ouverture que l’on plaçait le charbon ou l’encens. Le corps et le cou sont ajourés pour laisser s’échapper la fumée odorante. Les grandes dimensions de l’objet suggèrent qu’il était destiné à un palais.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Brûle-parfum de l'émir Saif al-Dunya wa'l‑Din Muhammad al‑Mawardi
  • Artiste: Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali, actif à la fin du XIIe siècle
  • Date: 577 de l'hégire / 1181–1182 apr. J.-C.
  • Aire géographique: Iran
  • Technique: Bronze moulé, gravé, repoussé et ajouré
  • Dimensions: 85,1 x 82,6 x 22,9 cm
  • Crédits: Fonds Rogers, 1951
  • Accession Number: 51.56
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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