id: 126088
accession number: 1948.308
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Feline incense burner, 1100s. Eastern Iran, western Afghanistan, or Turkmenistan, Khorasan. Copper alloy, cast and chased; overall: 35.5 x 11 x 32.5 cm (14 x 4 5/16 x 12 13/16 in.); head: 17.8 x 9.5 x 12.5 cm (7 x 3 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1948.308
title: Feline incense burner
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creation date: 1100s
creation date earliest: 1100
creation date latest: 1196
current location: 116 Islamic
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: eastern Iran, western Afghanistan, or Turkmenistan, Khorasan
technique: copper alloy, cast and chased
department: Islamic Art
collection: Islamic Art
type: Metalwork
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 35.5 x 11 x 32.5 cm (14 x 4 5/16 x 12 13/16 in.); Head: 17.8 x 9.5 x 12.5 cm (7 x 3 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.)
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inscription: Qur'an sura al-jum'ah (The Friday Congregation) 62:9-10 (on neck and spine)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
opening date: 1975-09-24T04:00:00
Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 24-November 16, 1975).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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fun fact:
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The head of this lion could be removed to fill its body with hot coals and incense; the pierced walls enabled the scented smoke to disperse. Inscriptions around the lion's neck and along his spine are from the Koran (62:9-10) and read 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."
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 707
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n129
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 208
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n232
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 208
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n232
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 264
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n284
Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
page number: Reproduced: p. 132; Mentioned: p. 133
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Gertsman, Elina and Barbara H. Rosenwein. The Middle Ages in 50 Objects. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
page number: Mentioned: p. 22-25; Reproduced: p. 23
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