Caption

Jug aftabe, Islamic art, Islamic culture, jug for water, geometric ornament, 19th century, Caucasus, or Central Asia, vessel; height 31.5 cm, width 20.5 cm, diameter 18 cm, A metal pitcher with a bulbous body and a narrow neck, shown against a plain light gray background, displaying a weathered surface in shades of gray with areas of darker gray and subtle brownish and greenish patina; it has a curved handle attached from neck to shoulder and a long spout rising from the back, and a small ladle-like cup rests near the top connected by a short metal arm, all showing textured, worn metal with faint banded ridges around the upper body.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_223

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79.4Mb (1.6Mb) / 15.4in x 20.0in / 4625 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug aftabe Islamic art Islamic culture jug water geometric ornament 19th century Caucasus Central Asia vessel height 31.5 cm width 20.5 cm diameter 18 cm metal pitcher bulbous body narrow neck shown plain light gray background displaying weathered surface shades gray areas darker gray subtle brownish greenish patina curved handle attached neck shoulder long spout rising back small ladle- cup rests near top connected short metal arm showing textured worn metal faint banded ridges upper body.