Incense burner
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| Period: |
Seljuk |
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| Museum: | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States Inventory #:51.56 | ||||||
| Material: | Bronze, cast, engraved, pierced (openwork) | ||||||
| Date: | A.H. 577/ 1181–82 | ||||||
| Inscription: | (In Arabic; around neck): "Ordered by the Amir, the Just, the Wise"; (continued on breast): "Saif al-Dunya wa al-Din Muhammad al-Mawardi [the rose-water seller]"; (on left front leg): "Made by Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali"; (on right front leg): "Year 577 | ||||||
| Vendor: | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | ||||||
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- Vendor Cat #: DT480
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