Caption

Cup, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, 19th century, Iran. Ceramic vessel, 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 decorative goblet-shaped object with a flared rim and a rounded bowl on a tapered stem and circular base, richly ornamented with raised metallic figures and painted backgrounds; the surface shows gilded relief animals including winged creatures and feline-like figures, floral and foliate motifs, and framed medallion shapes with human-like busts, all set against painted areas of blue, green, red, white, black, and touches of pink, with patterned bands and geometric borders encircling the form.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_299

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67.9Mb (2.2Mb) / 13.2in x 20.0in / 3957 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cup Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 19th century Iran Ceramic vessel height 25.5 cm diameter 18.4 cm Decoration cartouches bust man animals lions birds figures flowers geometric small plant ornament figurative motifs decorative goblet-shaped object flared rim rounded bowl tapered stem circular base richly ornamented raised metallic figures painted backgrounds surface gilded relief animals winged creatures feline- floral foliate motifs framed medallion shapes human- busts set painted areas blue green red white black touches pink patterned bands geometric borders encircling form.