A RARE MINIATURE BRONZE ARABIC-INSCRIBED INCENSE BURNERDa Ming seal mark, 17th centuryThe tiny bombé vessel rising from three short tapering foot to a waisted neck, flanked by a pair of C-shaped handles, the body decorated with a cartouche on each side enclosing Arabic inscription.6.7cm (2 5/8in) wideProvenance: 十七世紀 銅阿拉伯文雙耳三足爐陽文「大明」篆書款The inscriptions may be read as: 'Muhammad rasul allah', which may be translated as 'Muhammad prophet of God'.