id:			126089
accession number:	1948.308.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.308.a
updated:		2025-02-09 01:22:03.358000

Feline Incense Burner, 1150–1200. Iran, Khurasan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194). Copper alloy, cast, engraved, chased, and pierced; overall: 35.5 x 11 cm (14 x 4 5/16 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.a

title:				Feline Incense Burner
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creation date:			1150–1200
creation date earliest:		1150
creation date latest:		1200
current location:		116 Islamic
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Iran, Khurasan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194)
technique:	Copper alloy, cast, engraved, chased, and pierced
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 35.5 x 11 cm (14 x 4 5/16 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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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Qur'an sura al-jum'ah (The Friday Congregation) 62:9-10 (on neck and spine)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Islam and the Medieval West
	opening date:   1975-04-06T04:00:00
	<i>Islam and the Medieval West</i>. University Art Museum, Binghamton, NY, Binghamton, NY (organizer) (April 6-May 4, 1975).

	title:		Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Kunstschatze aus Iran. </em>DIE WOCHE, Zurich, Switzerland (6/6/1962).', 'opening_date': '1962-06-06T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1948
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1948-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 264
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n284

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 226–227
	url:		

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