COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.17.190.2095
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MMA_.17.190.2095
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
Spherical incense burners, few of which have survived, were hung from the ceiling or from the vault of an arch, and the ingenious system of gimbals (also called cardan joints) inside the sphere stabilized the burning incense in the swinging container.
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Spherical incense burners, few of which have survived, were hung from the ceiling or from the vault of an arch, and the ingenious system of gimbals (also called cardan joints) inside the sphere stabilized the burning incense in the swinging container.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Mameluk
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Mameluk
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
Syria
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Syria
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Mamluk
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Mamluk
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Incense burner
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Incense burner
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
end of 13th or beginning of 14th century
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end of 13th or beginning of 14th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1267
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1267
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1433
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1433
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Brass, inlaid with gold and silver
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Brass, inlaid with gold and silver
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Damascus
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Damascus
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
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Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
17.190.2095
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17.190.2095
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_17.190.2095.tif
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MMA_.h1_17.190.2095.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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