Incense Burner of Amir Saif al-Dunya wa’l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi, dated A.H. 577/ A.D. 1181–82, Found Iran, Taybad, Bronze; cast, engraved, chased, pierced, OveralL. H. 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm), Metal, Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali, Zoomorphic incense burners were popular during the Seljuq period. This lion-shaped example is exceptional for its monumental scale, the refinement of its engraved ornament, and the wealth of information provided by the Arabic calligraphic bands inscribed on its body
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Incense Burner, Amir Saif al-Dunya wa’l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi, dated .H, 577/ .D, 1181–82, Iran, Taybad, Bronze, cast, engraved, chased, pierced, OveralL, H, 33 1/2, 85.1 cm, Metal, Ja`far `Ali, Zoomorphic incense, burners, popular, Seljuq period, lion-shaped example, exceptional, monumental scale, refinement, engraved ornament, wealth, information provided, Arabic calligraphic, bands, inscribed, body
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