Title: Incense Burner of Amir Saif al-Dunya wa’l-Din ibn Muhammad al-Mawardi
Object type: Incense burner
Date: dated 577 AH/1181–82 CE
Artist:  Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali 
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Bronze; cast, engraved, chased, pierced
Dimensions: OveralL. H. 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm)
               L. 32 1/2 in. (82.6 cm)
               W. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
L. from heel of back foot to toe of front foot: 22 in. (55.9 cm)
L. from toe of front foot to tip of nose: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
L. from heel of back foot to tip of taiL. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Classification: Metal
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1951
Geography: Found Ruins of Kariz, near Taybad Khorasan  Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals