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A massive bronze koro and cover with a large eagle on the finial, the bowl supported by three muscular demons standing on a rockwork base. The eagle with spread wings and downward-looking head, resting on a double openwork finial on the koro lid pierced with could-work, and with an openwork upturned rim. The bowl with raised formal strapwork. The three demons partially clothed holding the bowl over their heads with raised arms or with one raised arm or on the head. The eyes and bangles to the ears gilt. One demon horned and each with a ferocious expression. Their feet resting on an irregular tall rocky base, the foot-rim with a raised half-cash pattern. This remarkable bronze was presented to the Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin, in 1886 by a Dr Emil Riebeck of Halle, when it was thought to date from the early nineteenth century.
The Khalili Collections
London
Title
Incense Burner and Cover (Koro)
Date
1870s
Medium
bronze & gilt
Accession number
78
Work type
Sculpture
