Falcon on a branch, Islamic art, Persian culture, sculpture/figurine of a bird falcon, feathers, inscriptions/calligraphy, 18th century, Iran, figurine, height 28.5 cm, width 27.5 cm, depth 14.5 cm, weight 1.25 kg, A sculpted bird figure in dark metallic gray with lighter grayish decorative etched patterns across its body and wings stands on a single slender leg attached to a small cylindrical base and thin curved feet, with a long tapered tail extending behind it; the surface shows intricate feather-like engravings and a smooth curved beak, and the scene is set against a pale neutral gray background.
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Falcon on a branch, Islamic art, Persian culture, sculpture/figurine of a bird falcon, feathers, inscriptions/calligraphy, 18th century, Iran, figurine, height 28.5 cm, width 27.5 cm, depth 14.5 cm, weight 1.25 kg, A sculpted bird figure in dark metallic gray with lighter grayish decorative etched patterns across its body and wings stands on a single slender leg attached to a small cylindrical base and thin curved feet, with a long tapered tail extending behind it; the surface shows intricate feather-like engravings and a smooth curved beak, and the scene is set against a pale neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_363

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Falcon branch Islamic art Persian culture sculpture figurine bird falcon feathers inscriptions calligraphy 18th century Iran height 28.5 cm width 27.5 cm depth 14.5 cm weight 1.25 kg sculpted bird figure dark metallic gray lighter grayish decorative etched patterns across body wings stands single slender leg attached small cylindrical base thin curved feet long tapered tail extending surface intricate feather- engravings smooth beak scene set pale neutral gray background.

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