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Collection Online as of May 29, 2020

Feline-Handled Incense Burner

c. 100

Parthian, Iran, possibly Burudjird, c. AD 100

Bronze, cast

Overall: 11.6 x 30 cm (4 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1961.32

Location

102A Ancient Near East

Description

The Parthians were a world power rivaling the Romans from 100 BC until about AD 200. They were succeeded in Iran by the Sasanians.

Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 13 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 13 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 6 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991. Reproduced: p. 13 archive.org
Exhibition history

Year in Review (1961). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).

Source URL: https://cmaweb23-bbn-2.clevelandart.org/art/1961.32