Tête de félin Eastern Iran, 11th-12th century
Bronze with engraved decoration, p…

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Tête de félin

Eastern Iran, 11th-12th century Bronze with engraved decoration, partly openwork. H. 4.2 cm This element was probably part of an oil lamp or incense burner. There are numerous examples of zoomorphic incense burners in the Persian world between the 9th and 13th centuries. The best-known example is the monumental bronze lion in the Metropolitan Museum, New York (51.56). A bronze head in the shape of a felin, Eastern Iran, 11-12th century

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