Caption

Falcon on a branch, 18th century, Iran; Persian Islamic sculpture/figurine of a falcon with feathers, inscriptions/calligraphy; figurine; height 28.5 cm, width 27.5 cm, depth 14.5 cm, weight 1.25 kg., A sculpted bird figure in dark gray tones sits on a simple horizontal perch with two vertical supports, the bird shown from the back with a tapered tail extending down and resting between the supports; the bird's surface is covered in intricate engraved patterns and textures forming symmetrical feather-like motifs in lighter gray, giving a subtle contrast against the darker base color, and the perch appears in dark brownish-gray with a slight reflective shadow on the light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_369

License type

Rights managed

Available size

101.7Mb (1.5Mb) / 19.7in x 20.0in / 5924 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Falcon branch 18th century Iran Persian Islamic sculpture figurine falcon feathers inscriptions calligraphy height 28.5 cm width 27.5 cm depth 14.5 cm weight 1.25 kg sculpted bird figure dark gray tones sits simple horizontal perch two vertical supports bird shown back tapered tail extending down resting supports bird's surface covered intricate engraved patterns textures forming symmetrical feather- motifs lighter gray giving subtle contrast darker base color perch dark brownish-gray slight reflective shadow light gray background.