Caption

Box with lid, Islamic art, Turkish, Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922, plant motifs, geometric motifs, 19th century, Turkey, height 9.0 cm, width 19.5 cm, depth 15.7 cm, weight 210 g, A round, shallow metallic object with an ornate raised design fills the image; it has a central oval area with swirling vine-like motifs and a branching element, surrounded by a band of repeating raised dots and a border of leafy scrollwork. Around the central band are a few heart-shaped raised forms set within dense foliate patterns, and the outer rim shows a repeated geometric band and additional scrolling leaf decoration. The surface displays a mix of metallic tones including silver, muted gold, and pale gray, with darker gray areas in recessed details and slight warm highlights on raised areas. The background is a smooth, light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_131

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.7Mb (2.7Mb) / 20.0in x 15.1in / 6000 x 4527 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid Islamic art Turkish Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922 plant motifs geometric motifs 19th century Turkey height 9.0 cm width 19.5 cm depth 15.7 cm weight 210 g round shallow metallic object ornate raised design fills image central oval area swirling vine- motifs branching element surrounded band repeating dots border leafy scrollwork central band heart-shaped forms set within dense foliate patterns outer rim repeated geometric band additional scrolling leaf decoration surface displays mix metallic tones silver muted gold pale gray darker gray areas recessed details slight warm highlights raised areas background smooth light gray.