Arts of the Islamic World & India

A Khurasan bronze horse-form incense burner, Persia, 12th century

Margin Scheme

Auction Closed

October 23, 01:24 PM GMT

Estimate

40,000 - 60,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

standing leaning back on its hind legs, naturalistically modelled with pricked ears, the body decorated with openwork arabesques and incised geometric motifs, a hinged compartment to the rear

15.8cm. height

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Acquired by the present owner on 26 May 1996

Zoomorphic incense burners were popular in the twelfth century, most commonly in the form of felines. Horse-form incense burners are less common. Another complete example is in the David Collection, Copenhagen (inv. no.33/2202, Meyer 2015, pp.26-27, no.5). Like that example, the artist has imbued the horse with a sense of realism and vitality, with great attention to detail. The pricked ears are heightened by incised scrolls, as are the trappings leading to a pointed arabesque terminal.