Lot Essay
Cf. A. O. Kozloff (ed.), Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981, pp. 44-45, no. 33 for a similar handle with comprehensive literature.
MID-1ST/2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A Parthian bronze incense burner
Mid-1st/2nd Century A.D.
The handle in the form of a leopard, the pouncing outstretched animal with its forepaws resting on the rim of the circular incense bowl, its jaws open and tongue lolling, with tail coiled around its right leg, dotted concentric circles decorating its body, a harness around neck and upper body
12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm.) long
Mid-1st/2nd Century A.D.
The handle in the form of a leopard, the pouncing outstretched animal with its forepaws resting on the rim of the circular incense bowl, its jaws open and tongue lolling, with tail coiled around its right leg, dotted concentric circles decorating its body, a harness around neck and upper body
12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm.) long