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Feline-Handled Incense Burner

c. AD 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
Bahrami, Mehdi. “Courrier D'art De Téhéran: Encensoir De Bronze De L'époque Parthe.” Artibus Asiae, vol. 11, no. 4, 1948, pp. 288–292. Mentioned: pp. 288-292; Reproduced: p. 289, figs. 1 and 2 www.jstor.org
Kunstschätze aus Iran: Kunstschätze aus Iran von der prähistorischen bis zur Islamischen Zeit : Kunsthaus Zürich, 27. Mai bis 5. August 1962. Zürich: Das Kunsthaus, 1962. Mentioned: cat. no. 371, p. 98
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

The Exhibition of Persian Art: 7000 Years of Art in Iran. Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France (organizer) (October 19, 1961-January 31, 1962); Villa Hügel, Essen, Germany (February 16-April 24, 1962); Kunsthaus Zürich, CH-8024 Zürich, Switzerland (May 17-July 22, 1962); Gemeentemuseum den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands (September 4-November 18, 1962); MAK, the Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst/Gegenwartskunst, Vienna, Austria (January 16-March 31, 1963).

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

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1961.32