Cleveland Museum of Art

Dragon-headed Stand

Date: 1200s
Medium: cast brass inlaid with silver
Culture: Northern Iraq or Syria, Zangid (1127–1251) or Ayyubid period (1171–1260)
Department: Islamic Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

Themes of hunting and combat are evoked by this stand with gaping dragon heads and figures armed with swords and spears. The four-legged stand has two interlocking parts.

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