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Dragon-headed Stand

1200s
(1171–1260)
Cast brass inlaid with silver
Overall: 7.2 x 19.2 cm (2 13/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
Weight: 940 g (2.07 lbs.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.8.a
Location: 116 Islamic
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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.
Dragon-headed Stand

Dragon-headed Stand

1200s

Northern Iraq or Syria, Zangid (1127–1251) or Ayyubid period (1171–1260)

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