المؤلف
Unknown (made)
تاريخ النشر
900
مكان النشر
Khorasan (made, probably) Iran (made) -
الموضوع
Islam Containers Metalwork
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Height: 19.3cm, Of cylindrical part height: 5.75 - 5.9cm, Of bottom diameter: 9.2cm, Of upper part diameter: 9.4cm, From back to front depth: 9.2cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
M.78-1957
رقم السجل
M.78-1957
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
900
ملاحظات
Incense burner, surmounted by bird; probably Khorasan, 10th century
نص عينة
'birr / alif / birr / lam-alif' Translation Birr means 'godliness' Note Persian; engraved
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Bronze, engraved and pierced Bronze Pierced Engraved
Fiziksel açıklama
Incense burner, formed of a cylindrical body on four feet with a pierced domed cover, cut away at the front surmounted by a bird. Two flat bird-heads curve upwards like scrolls to look at the figure of the bird in the round perched on the cusp of the cupola. Trilobed half-palmettes are engraved on the back of the bird instead of feathers. The body of the burner is decorated with engraved bands of guilloche, arabesque medallions and geometric designs, the areas of ornament divided by deeply chiselled grooves of v-shaped section. Triangular grooves on the outer walls create the visual effect of four broad ribs, within these ribs typically Khorasanian motifs of the Samanid period have been engraved. These are twin circles finely incised with dividers, enclosing smaller circular discs framed by bands of square beads. On top of the incised circles trilobed fleur-de-lys motifs have been incised. The back of vessel is marked with an inscription that can be read as 'godliness'. At the bottom of the well there are borders of fine hatching consistent with 10th-11th century usage.
Üslup
Iranian