Head for a Feline Incense Burner

1150–1200 Overall: 36 cm (14 3/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.308.b

In Iran during the 1000s and 1100s, vessels in the shape of animals gained popularity, especially as incense burners. Felines were favored in Persian art and this piece may represent a caracal, a type of lynx. The head of the creature was cast separately and is removable to fi...

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