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. Each hunter's head is surrounded by a nimbus.

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