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
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.
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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late 19th–early 20th century
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Dario Robleto
1998–1999
.A: Cast of found and thrift store trophy parts made with melted Aretha Franklin 45 rpm records (You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman, Prove It, Chain of Fools), resin, spray paint, engraved silver label
.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
.C: Cast of found and thrift store trophy parts made with melted Maria Callas records (live recordings of Norma, Madame Butterfly and Tosca), resin, spray paint, engraved brass label
2008.840.A-.D
