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Dragon-headed Stand

1200s

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Northern Iraq or Syria, Zangid (1127–1251) or Ayyubid period

(1171–1260)

Cast brass inlaid with silver

Overall: 7.2 x 19.2 cm (2 13/16 x 7 9/16 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.8.a

Location

116 Islamic

Fun Fact

Each hunter's head is surrounded by a nimbus.

Description

Themes of hunting and combat are evoked by this stand with gaping dragon heads and figures armed with swords and spears.

Provenance
?-1952
(Mrs. Paul [Marguerite] Mallon [d. 1977], Paris, France, and New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
1952-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1952.8.a