Jug aftabe, Islamic art, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925; aftabe with dense plant and geometric ornament, dragons, zoomorphism; 19th century, origin: possibly Central Asia, Iran; vessel; height 34.0 cm, width 22.7 cm, diameter 13.3 cm., An ornate metal vessel with a rounded base and a tall, narrowing neck topped by a domed lid with a pointed finial, featuring a long curved spout extending from the neck; the surface is covered in intricate engraved patterns and decorative bands, and the visible colors are various shades of brown and brass with hints of darker brown and muted gold against a pale gray background.
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Jug aftabe, Islamic art, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925; aftabe with dense plant and geometric ornament, dragons, zoomorphism; 19th century, origin: possibly Central Asia, Iran; vessel; height 34.0 cm, width 22.7 cm, diameter 13.3 cm., An ornate metal vessel with a rounded base and a tall, narrowing neck topped by a domed lid with a pointed finial, featuring a long curved spout extending from the neck; the surface is covered in intricate engraved patterns and decorative bands, and the visible colors are various shades of brown and brass with hints of darker brown and muted gold against a pale gray background.

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Jug aftabe Islamic art Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 aftabe dense plant geometric ornament dragons zoomorphism 19th century origin Central Asia Iran vessel height 34.0 cm width 22.7 cm diameter 13.3 cm ornate metal vessel rounded base tall narrowing neck topped domed lid pointed finial featuring long curved spout extending neck surface covered intricate engraved patterns decorative bands visible colors various shades brown brass hints darker brown muted gold pale gray background.

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