Candlestick Base with Interlacing Dragons, early to mid-13th century, Attributed to Northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, or Syria, Brass; hammered, turned, engraved, incised, inlaid with silver and copper, H. 9 3/8 in. (23.75 cm), Metal, The central band of three densely decorated zigzag bands consists of pairs of confronted winged dragons with knotted serpentine bodies, feline forelegs, and tails ending in interlacing dragons’ heads. The dragon with an open mouth and knotted snakelike body may relate to the devastating pseudo-planets al-Jawzahr and Nawbahr, which were thought to cause solar and lunar eclipses by devouring the sun and moon
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Candlestick Base, Interlacing Dragons, early, mid-13th century, Attributed, Northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, Syria, Brass, hammered, turned, engraved, incised, inlaid, silver, copper, H, 9 3/8, 23.75 cm, Metal, central, band, three densely, decorated, zigzag, bands, consists, pairs, confronted winged, dragons, knotted serpentine, bodies, feline forelegs, tails ending, interlacing dragons, heads, dragon, open mouth, snakelike, body, relate, devastating pseudo-planets, al-Jawzahr, Nawbahr, thought, cause solar, lunar eclipses, devouring, sun, moon
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