A BRASS INCENSE BURNER OF ANTHROMORPHIC FORM
DECCAN, INDIA, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY
Brass Incense Burner Of Anthromorphic Form, Deccan, India, 18th or 19th Century Made of brass, it is cast in the imitation of a bird surmounted by a cobra-type snake/naga. It rests on a stepped quadrangular base and opens to a lid formed by the upper part of the bird. A comparable piece is featured in ZEBROWSKI, M. " Gold, Silver and Bronze from Mughal India ". London: Alexandria Press in association with Laurence King. Chapter " An exotic Menagerie ", pp. 94-101. 23cm high