Artist
Unknown Indian
CultureIndian
Titles
- Incense Burner
Datemid-17th century
MediumZinc alloy; cast, engraved, and inlaid with silver and brass (bidri ware)
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 × 5 3/8 in. (14 × 13.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Shazma and Arshad Matin, and an anonymous donor
Object number2019.701.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
113 Islamic Art Gallery
On view
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Department
Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
Subsequently acquired by Professor Simon Digby, Rozel, Jersey, who later traded it for other objects with Mark Zebrowski, c. 1985.
A photograph by Simon Digby shows Mark Zebrowski in Digby’s garden in Rozel, Jersey, while he photographs the object. Another photograph shows the object on a table in Professor Digby’s house.
Exhibition HistoryThe Indian Heritage: Court Life and Arts under Mughal Rule. Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
Sultans of Deccan India, 1500–1700: Opulence and Fantasy. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The name of a Maratha owner, dada ji bhau ka s... , inscribed on the base in devnagari script, was probably added at least a century later.
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A
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Unknown Indian
mid-17th century
Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, and inlaid with silver and brass (bidri ware)
2019.699
Unknown Indian
mid-17th century
Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, and inlaid with silver and brass (bidri ware)
2019.700
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late 17th–early 18th century
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2014.1
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late 19th–early 20th century
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1998–1999
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.B: Cast of found and thrift store trophy parts made with melted Kraftwerk records (Computer World, The Man Machine, Trans-Europe Express), resin, spray paint, engraved chrome label
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2008.840.A-.D