Detail View: The AMICA Library: Brazier
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.91.1.540
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Islamic
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Rasulid
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Title:
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Brazier
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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second half of the 13th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1250
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Creation End Date:
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1299
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Materials and Techniques:
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Cast bronze inlaid with silver
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Classification Term:
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Metalwork
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Dimensions:
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H. 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm), W. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm), Diam. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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91.1.540
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Credit Line:
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Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
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Rights:
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Context:
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This only surviving Mamluk brazier, one of the best examples of inlaid metalwork, was dedicated to the Rasulid sultan of Yemen al-Muzaffar ibn `Umar (r. 1250-95). The attribution is confirmed by the presence of the five-petalled rosette, the emblem of the Rasulids. Such braziers were probably used as grills and heaters. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.is91.1.540.R.tif
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