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Ball incense burner
(مبخرة كروية)

Title	Ball incense burner
Title Original	مبخرة كروية
Publication Date:	Fourteenth century or second half of the fifteenth century
Publication Place	- Art History Museum
Subject	Bronze
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع : 15.2 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	KK_5797
Record ID	object;EPM;at;Mus22;37;ar
Library Location	Art History Museum
Date	Fourteenth century or second half of the fifteenth century
Notes	Incense burners, shaped like hollow metal balls, were common throughout the medieval Islamic world. The moving balls contain a device that keeps the small containers of charcoal and aromatic substance in a horizontal position. These balls were used not only to burn incense but also for amber and sandalwood. The medallion in this incense burner depicts the emblem of rule, which indicates a person’s rank in the court of the Mamluk Sultan. The elaborate decorative decoration includes integrated engraving.
Sample Text	“Spherical incense burner” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus22;37;ar

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Ball incense burner

(مبخرة كروية)

Publication Date Fourteenth century or second half of the fifteenth century

Publication Place - Art History Museum

Subject Bronze

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع : 15.2 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID KK_5797

Record ID object;EPM;at;Mus22;37;ar

Library Location Art History Museum

Date Fourteenth century or second half of the fifteenth century

Notes Incense burners, shaped like hollow metal balls, were common throughout the medieval Islamic world. The moving balls contain a device that keeps the small containers of charcoal and aromatic substance in a horizontal position. These balls were used not only to burn incense but also for amber and sandalwood. The medallion in this incense burner depicts the emblem of rule, which indicates a person’s rank in the court of the Mamluk Sultan. The elaborate decorative decoration includes integrated engraving.

Sample Text “Spherical incense burner” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus22;37;ar