Publication Date
XII century
Publication Place
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Bumler Group
Subject
Bronze, casting, engraved and inlaid
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع : 32 مم ، العرض : 176 مم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
BC 0921
Record ID
object;EPM;de;Mus23;18;ar
Library Location
Bumler Group
Date
XII century
Notes
This incense burner dish has a flat bottom, a slightly sloping wall, and a flat, slightly indented frame. The main figure in the middle ring shows three moving animals with a slender body, representing a Persian greyhound, but they have short tails and long ears like those of a wild rabbit. The ears are shaped like leaves or palm fronds and are gathered together in a triangle-like shape that connects the hares and creates the impression that each animal is equipped with ears. The background of the ring is engraved with floral scrolls that end in three-lobed buds. The ring is framed by a copper-inlaid band followed by a molded groove surrounded by another fluted/notched circle. The last circle serves as a border point for the encircled halo, which forms up to 42 intersecting arches and rests on column capitals (arches) with thinner columns. The spaces between the columns are filled with a carved object that resembles a long nail or spoon. It belongs to more complex designs of the halo model, which symbolizes the disk of the sun. The frame is divided by six decorative areas/buttons and the ribs/shorter sides are inset and filled with congratulatory engravings. The ring is filled with decorative rope details engraved between each two decorative buttons. The four semi-circles decorated with bas-reliefs are oriented in the four cardinal directions on an arrow band around the medallions, which is a decorative feature of the tenth-eleventh century. The outer wall is also designed in the same Khorasani style, and here there is a peacock in the form filling the medallions. The outer bottom is decorated with a central ring and is also engraved with a walking peacock.
Sample Text
"Plate" within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;de;Mus23;18;ar
