Bowl, Islamic art, Arabic, arabesque ornament, calligraphy, Arabic inscriptions, geometric motifs, 19th century, Middle East, possibly Syria, vessel, height 4.9 cm, diameter 13.3 cm, A shallow metal bowl with a slightly irregular rim sits on a pale background; the bowl shows a metallic base color of aged brass with visible areas of darker patina and subtle iridescent greenish and bluish tones, plus pinkish inlaid bands and pale silvery-white inlaid decoration. The exterior surface features textured hammered patterns and raised curving lines forming ornamental motifs, with a few areas of smoother metal near the rim and subtle surface wear. The image shows the bowl in profile, reflecting softly on the surface beneath it, and the overall color palette includes brass, greenish-blue, pink, silvery-white, and areas of darker brownish patina.
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Bowl, Islamic art, Arabic, arabesque ornament, calligraphy, Arabic inscriptions, geometric motifs, 19th century, Middle East, possibly Syria, vessel, height 4.9 cm, diameter 13.3 cm, A shallow metal bowl with a slightly irregular rim sits on a pale background; the bowl shows a metallic base color of aged brass with visible areas of darker patina and subtle iridescent greenish and bluish tones, plus pinkish inlaid bands and pale silvery-white inlaid decoration. The exterior surface features textured hammered patterns and raised curving lines forming ornamental motifs, with a few areas of smoother metal near the rim and subtle surface wear. The image shows the bowl in profile, reflecting softly on the surface beneath it, and the overall color palette includes brass, greenish-blue, pink, silvery-white, and areas of darker brownish patina.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Bowl Islamic art Arabic arabesque ornament calligraphy Arabic inscriptions geometric motifs 19th century Middle East Syria vessel height 4.9 cm diameter 13.3 cm shallow metal bowl slightly irregular rim sits pale background bowl metallic base color aged brass visible areas darker patina subtle iridescent greenish bluish tones plus pinkish inlaid bands pale silvery-white inlaid decoration exterior surface features textured hammered patterns raised curving lines forming ornamental motifs areas smoother metal near rim subtle wear image profile reflecting softly surface beneath color palette includes brass greenish-blue pink silvery-white darker brownish patina.

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