Head for a Feline Incense Burner

1150–1200

Maker Unknown

Islamic Art

Head for a Feline Incense Burner, 1150–1200. Iran, Khurasan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194). Copper alloy, cast, engraved, chased, and pierced; overall: 36 cm (14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1948.308.b The head and body were each cast in halves that were soldered or welded together.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Metalwork
Formatted Medium: Copper alloy, cast, engraved, chased, and pierced
Medium: copper, alloy, cast, engraved, chased, pierced
Dimensions: Overall: 36 cm (14 3/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Qur'an sura al-jum'ah (The Friday Congregation) 62:9-10 (on neck and spine) Translation: The inscription reads in part: "O believers, when proclamation is made for prayer on the Day of Congregation, hasten to God's remembrance and leave trafficking aside... then, when the prayer is finished, disperse through the land and seek God's bounty, and remember God frequently that you may prosper."