Caption

Bowl, Islamic art, Arabic culture, arabesque ornament, calligraphy, Arabic inscriptions, geometric motifs, inscriptions, 19th century, Middle East, possibly Syria, vessel, height 4.9 cm, diameter 13.3 cm, A shallow bowl with a rounded base and a slightly flared rim sits against a pale background; the bowl appears metallic with an overall brass-like color and features decorative inlaid or raised patterns in a pinkish copper tone and areas of pale off-white; the surface shows textured areas with small repeating dimples and smoother bands, and the rim has a subtle raised lip with a darker edge; the decorative motifs include flowing, curving lines and abstract shapes that wrap around the body of the bowl, and the bowl rests on a reflective surface that produces a faint mirrored patch beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_374

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56.7Mb (799.1Kb) / 20.0in x 11.0in / 6000 x 3302 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Islamic art Arabic culture arabesque ornament calligraphy Arabic inscriptions geometric motifs inscriptions 19th century Middle East Syria vessel height 4.9 cm diameter 13.3 cm shallow bowl rounded base slightly flared rim sits pale background bowl metallic brass- color features decorative inlaid raised patterns pinkish copper tone areas pale off-white surface textured areas small repeating dimples smoother bands rim subtle raised lip darker edge decorative motifs include flowing curving lines abstract shapes wrap body bowl rests reflective surface produces faint mirrored patch beneath .