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Incense Burner of Amir Saif al-Dunya wa’l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi by Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPublic domain

Incense Burner of Amir Saif al-Dunya wa’l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi

Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali · dated 577 AH/1181–82 CE

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Artist

Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali

Date

dated 577 AH/1181–82 CE

Medium

Bronze; cast, engraved, chased, pierced

Dimensions

OveralL. H. 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm) L. 32 1/2 in. (82.6 cm) W. 9 in. (22.9 cm) L. from heel of back foot to toe of front foot: 22 in. (55.9 cm) L. from toe of front foot to tip of nose: 4 in. (10.2 cm) L. from heel of back foot to tip of taiL. 7 in. (17.8 cm)

Classification

Metal

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1951

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