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Gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Incense Burner
Gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
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Incense Burner

DepartmentIslamic Art
CultureIranian
Date11th-12th century
MediumBronze
Dimensionsheight: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
diameter: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins
Object number96.1.256
Geography
Place madeIran
DescriptionShallow circular incense burner supported by three animal-shaped feet. The exterior is decorated with a band of text written in calligraphy.ProvenanceFrances Semaan Wilkins (1916-1999) and Frederick J. Wilkins (1916-2004), San Antonio, by 1994; Frances Semaan Wilkins and Frederick J. Wilkins, by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1996Exhibition History“A Bridge from East to West: Near Eastern Art from the Frances and Frederick Wilkins Collection,” San Antonio Museum of Art, Dec. 9, 1995-Feb. 25, 1996InscriptionsA single line of text is inscribed around the exterior of the incense burner.
Not on view
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Calligraphy Sample, Ta'liq Script
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