Caption

Cup, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, 19th century, Iran. Vessel cup, height 25.5 cm, diameter 18.4 cm. Decoration: cartouches with a bust of a man, animals lions, birds, figures, flowers, geometric and small plant ornament; figurative motifs., A decorated goblet-shaped vessel with a flared rim and a flared foot standing on a reflective surface, featuring ornate embossed and painted ornamentation in gold, blue, green, red, white, black, and cream; the upper bowl area shows a band of blue background with gold animal figures and a central circular medallion containing a gold humanlike figure surrounded by red and green accents, while a lower band on the bowl has a greenish background with gold animals and floral motifs; the stem and foot display alternating decorative bands including a ribbed gold collar, a cream band with red scrolling foliage, and a blue band with gold animal figures, all separated by black-and-white geometric borders, with finely textured gold detailing throughout and a subtle shadow and reflection beneath the object.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_294

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67.9Mb (3.0Mb) / 13.2in x 20.0in / 3957 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cup Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 19th century Iran Vessel cup height 25.5 cm diameter 18.4 cm Decoration cartouches bust man animals lions birds figures flowers geometric small plant ornament figurative motifs decorated goblet-shaped vessel flared rim flared foot standing reflective surface featuring ornate embossed painted ornamentation gold blue green red white black cream upper bowl area band blue background gold animal figures central circular medallion containing gold humanlike figure surrounded green accents lower band bowl greenish background gold animals floral motifs stem foot display alternating decorative bands ribbed gold collar cream band red scrolling foliage blue band separated black- -white borders finely textured gold detailing subtle shadow reflection beneath object.