The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 10, 2024
Dragon-headed Stand
1200s
(1127–1251) or Ayyubid period (1171–1260)
Overall: 7.2 x 19.2 cm (2 13/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
Location: 116 Islamic
Did You Know?
The four-legged stand has two interlocking parts.Description
Themes of hunting and combat are evoked by this stand with gaping dragon heads and figures armed with swords and spears.- ?-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
- Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 21, 2021-May 31, 2022).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1952.8