Caption

Bottle, Abdullazad Mirza Baba fl. ante 1939, Islamic art, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, glazed ceramics, bottle fragment with diagonally knobbed foot edge. Decoration: bronze lines and stylized feathery twigs. 19th century, Iran. Vessel; height 19.0 cm, width 12.0 cm., A close-up of a round ceramic object viewed from one end, showing a circular central opening with visible rough interior edges, surrounded by a patterned surface with repeating fan- or leaf-like motifs in dark brown on a pale cream background; the rim around the opening has a golden-beige edge. The object has a scalloped outer edge with the same pale cream color and darker accents. The scene includes a reflective surface beneath the object that mirrors parts of the pattern. The background is a soft muted lavender-gray. Colors visible include cream, dark brown, golden-beige, and lavender-gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_284

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Rights managed

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90.7Mb (1004.9Kb) / 20.0in x 17.6in / 6000 x 5281 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bottle Abdullazad Mirza Baba fl ante 1939 Islamic art Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 glazed ceramics bottle fragment diagonally knobbed foot edge Decoration bronze lines stylized feathery twigs 19th century Iran Vessel height 19.0 cm width 12.0 cm close-up round ceramic object viewed showing circular central opening visible rough interior edges surrounded patterned surface repeating fan- leaf- motifs dark brown pale cream background rim opening golden-beige edge object scalloped outer edge pale cream color darker accents scene includes reflective surface beneath mirrors parts pattern background soft muted lavender-gray Colors visible include cream golden-beige lavender-gray.