Caption

Cup, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, 19th century, Iran; 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 vessel with a flared rim and a pedestal base, featuring embossed gold figures and patterned enamel work in blue, green, red, black, white, and gold; the upper bowl shows a round medallion with a human bust surrounded by blue and red ornament and flanked by winged creatures in gold on a blue background, while the midsection displays gold animal figures amid green and red floral scrolls, and the lower stem and base repeat blue enamel backgrounds with gold animal motifs and bands of black and white geometric patterns.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_300

License type

Rights managed

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67.9Mb (2.0Mb) / 13.2in x 20.0in / 3957 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cup Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 19th century Iran 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 vessel flared rim pedestal base featuring embossed gold patterned enamel work blue green red black white upper bowl round medallion human bust surrounded red ornament flanked winged creatures blue background midsection displays animal figures red floral scrolls lower stem base repeat blue enamel backgrounds gold animal motifs bands patterns.