Perfume Burner
Early 16th century (made)
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Spherical perfume burner in two halves, copper, formerly silver damascened, with later gilt decoration; pierced with holes and locked together with catches. The surface of each halve is divided by a border of of foliage into a circular compartment of interlaced floral ornament and a band of interlacements interrupted by three medallions of foliage.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Copper, silver damascened and gilt |
| Brief description | Copper perfume burner, decorated with floral ornament and medallions of foliage, Saracenic, early 16th century |
| Physical description | Spherical perfume burner in two halves, copper, formerly silver damascened, with later gilt decoration; pierced with holes and locked together with catches. The surface of each halve is divided by a border of of foliage into a circular compartment of interlaced floral ornament and a band of interlacements interrupted by three medallions of foliage. |
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| Production | probably by a Muslim craftsman |
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| Bibliographic reference | Sylvia Auld, Renaissance Venice, Islam and Mahmud the Kurd. A metalworking enigma, 2004, no.1.35, p.132. |
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| Accession number | 576-1899 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2003 |
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