Dragon-headed Stand
1200s
Maker Unknown
Islamic Art
Dragon-headed Stand, 1200s. Northern Iraq or Syria, Zangid (1127–1251) or Ayyubid period (1171–1260). Cast brass inlaid with silver; overall: 7.2 x 19.2 cm (2 13/16 x 7 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.8.a Each hunter's head is surrounded by a nimbus.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- Cast brass inlaid with silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.2 x 19.2 cm (2 13/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 1952.8.a
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 116 Islamic
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