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Incensiere dell'emiro Saif al-Dunya wa'l‑Din Mohamed al-Mawardi

dated 577 AH/1181–82 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 453
Incensieri a forma di animali erano in voga durante il periodo selgiuchide (ca. 1040-1157). Questo esemplare di forma leonina si distingue per le dimensioni monumentali, la raffinatezza dell’ incisione ornamentale e la ricchezza di informazioni contenute nelle fasce con iscrizioni in calligrafia araba sul corpo dell’oggetto, tra cui il nome del mecenate e quello dell’artista, oltreché la data di fabbricazione. La testa è rimovibile per permettere di collocare all’interno incenso e carbone, mentre il collo e il corpo sono forati per consentire la fuoriuscita del fumo odoroso. Le grandi dimensioni dell’oggetto indicano che era destinato a un palazzo.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Incensiere dell'emiro Saif al-Dunya wa'l‑Din Mohamed al-Mawardi
  • Artista: Ja'far ibn Mohamed ibn 'Ali, attivo verso la fine del XII secolo
  • Data: Datato 577 a.E./1181-82 d.C.
  • Area geografica: Iran
  • Materiale e tecnica: Bronzo; fuso, inciso, intagliato, forato
  • Dimensioni: 85,1 x 82,6 x 22,9 cm
  • Crediti: Rogers Fund, 1951
  • Numero d'inventario: 51.56
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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