Bidspirit auction | A KHORASAN BRONZE INCENSE BURNER,

A KHORASAN BRONZE INCENSE BURNER, PERSIA, 12TH CENTURY - Cast bronze, of rectangular form on four slender feet, the sides extensively pierced with geometric openwork, surmounted by a domed, pierced cover with a finial. The body fitted with a long tubular, pierced handle, terminating in a stylised animal-head finial. The cover hinged and opening to reveal the interior receptacle for burning incense. The surface with a rich green and brown patina. H. 18 cm.