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| Keywords: Zain Ad-din - Incense Burner or Handwarmer - Walters 542236 - Profile.jpg Gilded metal objects were long believed to have been made by Muslim craftsmen working in Venice during the Renaissance It now seems more likely that they were made in Islamic lands for export to Europe Muslim artisans often decorated their export wares with the geometric patterns medallions and foliage scrolls known as arabesque designs typical of Islamic art The name of Zayn al-Din appears on a number of such export wares Zayn al-Din may have come from Iran since his signature on the round incense burner or hand warmer begins with the Persian word naqsh meaning decorated by century 15 16 late Medieval gilded pierced and chased brass with silver inlay cm 8 9 8 6 h x diam accession number 54 2236 38050 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1922 Signature Zayn al-Din Venice and The Islamic World 827-1797 Venise et l'Orient Institut du Monde Arabe Paris Cedex 05; The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 2006-2007 place of origin Iran Walters Art Museum license Islamic metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Media from the Walters Art Museum no creator template Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Incense burner pot | ||||
