Caption

Jug, late 19th century, Northern India, or Iran, silver vessel, height 43 cm, weight 1795 g. A tall silver jug with a pear-shaped body and a tall conical neck that tapers upward into a wide spout. The entire surface is richly decorated with plant motifs—leaves, twigs, various flowers including carnations, and plant tendrils. On one side of the belly is a blank shield coat of arms. The handle is ornamented with zoomorphic figures: spotted animals with large ears and open mouths. A hinge at the upper edge of the handle indicates the vessel originally had a lid., A tall ornate vessel with a narrow neck and rounded body standing on a flared foot, entirely covered in intricate raised floral and leaf patterns, with visible seams and a few cracks in the surface; the surface appears metallic with shades of silver and pale gray, and the background is a smooth light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_200

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Rights managed

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58.6Mb (2.1Mb) / 11.4in x 20.0in / 3415 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug late 19th century Northern India Iran silver vessel height 43 cm weight 1795 g tall silver jug pear-shaped body tall conical neck tapers upward wide spout entire surface richly decorated plant motifs leaves twigs various flowers carnations plant tendrils side belly blank shield coat arms handle ornamented zoomorphic figures spotted animals large ears open mouths hinge upper edge handle indicates vessel originally lid tall ornate vessel narrow neck rounded body standing flared foot entirely covered intricate raised floral leaf patterns visible seams cracks surface metallic shades pale gray background smooth light gray.