Caption

Cup, Abdullazad Mirza Baba fl. ante 1939, Islamic, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, glazed ceramic vessel with zoomorphic motifs, utility ceramic, early 20th century, Iran; height 13.5 cm, diameter 11 cm., A footed ceramic bowl with a rounded cup and flared pedestal is shown against a pale grayish-lavender background, displaying a cream base color with dark green painted decorative patterns; the bowl surface has a band of interlaced vine-like motifs near the rim and a series of swirling floral and paisley-like designs around the body, with visible crack lines and a few repaired chips where the cream body shows through, and the pedestal foot has alternating dark green and cream vertical stripes and a slightly worn, earthy base that reflects faintly on the surface below.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_278

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Keywords

Cup Abdullazad Mirza Baba fl ante 1939 Islamic Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 glazed ceramic vessel zoomorphic motifs utility ceramic early 20th century Iran height 13.5 cm diameter 11 cm footed bowl rounded cup flared pedestal shown pale grayish-lavender background displaying cream base color dark green painted decorative patterns bowl surface band interlaced vine- motifs near rim series swirling floral paisley- designs body visible crack lines repaired chips cream body pedestal foot alternating dark green cream vertical stripes slightly worn earthy base reflects faintly surface .