Caption

Plate, Islamic art, Persian culture, ceramics, plate/saucer, Caucasus, geometric motifs; decoration: black painted semicircles, stylized flower in the mirror; 17th century; Azerbaijan place of origin; vessel; height 2.0 cm; diameter 12.5 cm, A circular ceramic plate viewed from above with a smooth glossy surface in shades of blue and turquoise, showing a central recessed area and concentric raised rings; the plate has visible hairline cracks and a few larger repaired fractures with irregular light beige or off-white areas where the glaze is worn or chipped, and faint darker blue speckling across the surface; the background is a uniform neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_043

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Plate Islamic art Persian culture ceramics plate saucer Caucasus geometric motifs decoration black painted semicircles stylized flower mirror 17th century Azerbaijan place origin vessel height 2.0 cm diameter 12.5 cm circular ceramic viewed smooth glossy surface shades blue turquoise showing central recessed area concentric raised rings visible hairline cracks larger repaired fractures irregular light beige off-white areas glaze worn chipped faint darker blue speckling across surface background uniform neutral gray.