Jug, purchase, Islamic art, jugs, zoomorphism, coats of arms, floral motifs, plant ornament, leaves, carnations, plant tendrils. A tall silver jug with a pear-shaped base. The tall, conical base tapers upward, smoothly merging into a wide spout. The entire vessel is richly decorated with plant motifs—leaves, twigs, and various species of flowers. In the center of the belly wall, on one side only, is a blank shield. The jug's handle is decorated with images of spotted animals with large ears and open mouths. A hinge at the upper edge of the handle indicates the vessel originally had a lid. Late 19th century, possibly Northern India or Iran; height 43 cm, weight 1795 g., An ornate metal vessel with a long, curved neck and bulbous body sits upright on a flared base, all covered in dense raised floral and leaf patterns; the surface shows intricate carved motifs, textured bands, and a sculpted spout that projects from the neck area, with a small decorative element beneath it; the piece appe...
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Jug, purchase, Islamic art, jugs, zoomorphism, coats of arms, floral motifs, plant ornament, leaves, carnations, plant tendrils. A tall silver jug with a pear-shaped base. The tall, conical base tapers upward, smoothly merging into a wide spout. The entire vessel is richly decorated with plant motifs—leaves, twigs, and various species of flowers. In the center of the belly wall, on one side only, is a blank shield. The jug's handle is decorated with images of spotted animals with large ears and open mouths. A hinge at the upper edge of the handle indicates the vessel originally had a lid. Late 19th century, possibly Northern India or Iran; height 43 cm, weight 1795 g., An ornate metal vessel with a long, curved neck and bulbous body sits upright on a flared base, all covered in dense raised floral and leaf patterns; the surface shows intricate carved motifs, textured bands, and a sculpted spout that projects from the neck area, with a small decorative element beneath it; the piece appears predominantly silver-gray with subtle darker gray accents in the recessed details, and there is a soft neutral gray background.

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Jug purchase Islamic art jugs zoomorphism coats arms floral motifs plant ornament leaves carnations plant tendrils tall silver jug pear-shaped base tall conical base tapers upward smoothly merging wide spout entire vessel richly decorated plant motifs twigs various species flowers center belly wall side blank shield jug's handle decorated images spotted animals large ears open mouths hinge upper edge handle indicates vessel originally lid Late 19th century Northern India Iran height 43 cm weight 1795 g ornate metal vessel long curved neck bulbous body sits upright flared base covered dense raised floral leaf patterns surface intricate carved motifs textured bands sculpted spout projects neck area small decorative element beneath piece predominantly silver-gray subtle darker gray accents recessed details soft neutral gray background.

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