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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
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