A Khorasan bronze incense burner in the form of a horse Persia, 11th/ 12th CenturyA Khorasan bronze incense burner in the form of a horse Persia, 11th/ 12th Centurystanding on four legs, with curved saddle, harness and hinged neck, the head with openwork eyes, nose, mouth and ears, the body and neck with openwork areas, pierced and engraved with scrollwork and geometric motifs 21 cm. highZoomorphic incense burners were popular in 11th and 12th Century Persia, but extant complete incense burners in the form of horses are rare. One complete example is in the David Collection, Copenhagen (inv.no.33/2002). In many cases, only the cover survives. An incense burner cover in the form of a horse's head is in the Nasser D. Khalili collection (see M. Spink, Brasses, Bronze and Silver of the Islamic Lands, Part I, Volume XI, London, 2022, p. 277, cat. 187). Another horse-head cover was sold at Christie's, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 17 April 2007, lot 73.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.