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 vessel with a flared rim and a rounded bowl on a tapering pedestal, featuring metallic gold relief figures and animals set against intricate enamel backgrounds in blue, green, red, black, and white; the upper frieze shows gold animal and human medallion motifs on a blue enamel field with floral scrollwork, the midsection displays gold animal and floral relief on a greenish enamel ground with red accents, and the pedestal repeats gold animal figures amid blue and red enamel ornamentation with black-and-white geometric bands; the interior is plain and pale, and the whole object rests on a reflective neutral surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_302

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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 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 vessel flared rim rounded bowl tapering pedestal featuring metallic gold relief figures animals set intricate enamel backgrounds blue green red black white upper frieze gold animal human medallion motifs blue enamel field floral scrollwork midsection displays animal floral relief greenish enamel ground red accents pedestal repeats animal figures red enamel ornamentation black- -white bands interior plain pale whole object rests reflective neutral surface.