Incense Burner, late 13th–early 14th century, Attributed to Syria, Damascus, Brass; cast with handle made of separately hammered sheet, pierced, inlaid with silver and gold, H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm), Metal, Damascus was producing luxury quality inlaid metalwork by the early thirteenth century. Many of these objects were made by artists trained in the Mosul tradition and share characteristics with Jaziran works, such as the use of the T fret background and the Z shaped whorl motif
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Incense Burner, late 13th–early 14th century, Attributed, Syria, Damascus, Brass, cast, handle, separately hammered sheet, pierced, inlaid, silver, gold, H, 8 3/8, 21.3 cm, Metal, producing luxury quality, metalwork, early thirteenth, century, objects, artists trained, Mosul tradition, share characteristics, Jaziran works, T fret, background, Z shaped, whorl, motif
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