Stand
Date:
late 12th/13th Century
Medium:
Cast bronze
Dimensions:
12 1/2 inches (31.75 cm)
Credit Line:
City of Detroit Purchase
Object number:
30.447
Cast bronze stand with engraved and pierced decoration. Supported by three feet in form of animal legs with hooves. On shoulder, band of Kufic inscription against scrolled background. Below, wide band in openwork design of intertwined arabesques with palmettes, followed by narrow band of twisted rope pattern. Above each foot, pair of addorsed birds' heads. Some corrosion; surface broken above each foot.
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