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Incense burner

early 13th century
Object PlaceIran
Medium/TechniqueBronze, cast and inlaid with silver and gold
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 27.8 x 11.8 cm (10 15/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession number46.1135
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ClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
InscriptionsInscribed in Arabic, "Work of Abu'l-Munif[?] ibn (son of) Mas'ud" (inlaid in gold on hood); plus a series of good wishes to the owner (inlaid in silver around base)
ProvenancePurchased from Oscar J. Brody by the MFA, Nov. 14, 1946
2nd century B.C.
12th–13th centuries or 16th–17th centuries
5th–4th century B.C.
5th–4th century B.C.
5th–4th century B.C.
about 3rd century B.C.
first half of 10th century
4th–3rd century B.C.
4th–3rd century B.C.
15th century