Caption

Teapot, Islamic art, Persian culture, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925; teapot/kettle for beverages coffee/tea accessory; geometric motifs; 19th–20th century; Iran; vessel; weight 580 g; height 24 cm; width 21.5 cm; diameter 12.5 cm., A tall ornate metal vessel dominates the image, shown against a plain light gray background; the vessel is silvery in color with a reflective metallic sheen and features a pointed finial at the top, a domed lid with rounded raised motifs, a narrow ribbed neck, a long curved spout that extends from the midsection, and a wide flared base; the surface is covered in intricate repeating geometric and leaf-like embossed patterns and bands of raised decoration, and the metal shows subtle variations of lighter and darker silver tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_066

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Rights managed

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91.6Mb (1.1Mb) / 17.8in x 20.0in / 5334 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Teapot Islamic art Persian culture Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 teapot kettle beverages coffee tea accessory geometric motifs 19th–20th century Iran vessel weight 580 g height 24 cm width 21.5 cm diameter 12.5 cm tall ornate metal vessel dominates image shown plain light gray background silvery color reflective metallic sheen features pointed finial top domed lid rounded raised motifs narrow ribbed neck long curved spout extends midsection wide flared base surface covered intricate repeating geometric leaf- embossed patterns bands raised decoration metal subtle variations lighter darker silver tones.