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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Dragon-headed Stand

Dragon-headed Stand

1200s
(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

Did You Know?

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.
  • ?-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
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