Caption

Bowl, Abdullazad Mirza Baba fl. ante 1939; Islamic art, Persian; Qajar dynasty 1785–1925; figurative scenes, female figures, dragons; ceramics; household tableware; glazed ceramic bowl; decoration on rim: architecture resembling a ziggurat, demons, figures, horse, palmettes; 2nd half of the 19th century; Iran; vessel; height 8 cm, diameter 19 cm, A ceramic bowl with a flared rim and a short pedestal base sits against a muted gray background; the bowl's surface is off-white with painted decoration in blue, brown, green, and black, including a band of floral and geometric motifs near the rim and a frieze below showing a seated humanlike figure in blue holding a small round object, a stylized plant or vase motif, and abstract organic shapes; the rim shows signs of wear and small chips, and the glaze has a slightly crackled appearance.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_310

License type

Rights managed

Available size

65.4Mb (1.7Mb) / 19.3in x 13.2in / 5790 x 3945 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Abdullazad Mirza Baba fl ante 1939 Islamic art Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 figurative scenes female figures dragons ceramics household tableware glazed ceramic bowl decoration rim architecture resembling ziggurat demons figures horse palmettes 2nd half 19th century Iran vessel height 8 cm diameter 19 cm ceramic bowl flared rim short pedestal base sits muted gray background bowl's surface off-white painted decoration blue brown green black band floral geometric motifs near frieze showing seated humanlike figure blue holding small round object stylized plant vase motif abstract organic shapes signs wear small chips glaze slightly crackled appearance.