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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Incense Burner
13th century (Medieval)
brass inlaid with silver
(Islamic World )
(Islamic World )
This engraved and inlaid incense burner with a pierced top is decorated with birds on an arabesque background.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1949 | The Arts of Persia. |
| 1944-1945 | Islamic Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. |
| 1940 | Exhibition of Persian Art. Iranian Institute, New York. |
Geographies
Syria (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 11/16 x Diam: 3 13/16 in. (19.5 x 9.7 cm); W at feet: 5 5/16 in. (13.45 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.451