Caption

Bowl, Islamic art, Arabic culture, 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 rounded rim sits against a pale gray background, showing a metallic surface in shades of muted gold and brass with areas of darker patina. The bowl's exterior is decorated with raised sinuous designs in a coppery pink tone and lighter inlaid strokes in an off-white shade, set against a textured background of small, dimpled indentations. The rim and base edges appear slightly darker olive-brass, and the overall finish shows subtle wear and variations in color from greenish-bronze to warm brown. The bowl rests on a reflective pale surface that produces a soft, blurred mirror image beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_378

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56.7Mb (819.6Kb) / 20.0in x 11.0in / 6000 x 3302 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Islamic art Arabic culture arabesque ornament calligraphy Arabic inscriptions geometric motifs 19th century Middle East Syria vessel height 4.9 cm diameter 13.3 cm shallow metal bowl rounded rim sits pale gray background showing metallic surface shades muted gold brass areas darker patina bowl's exterior decorated raised sinuous designs coppery pink tone lighter inlaid strokes off-white shade set textured background small dimpled indentations base edges slightly darker olive-brass finish subtle wear variations color greenish-bronze warm brown bowl rests reflective pale surface produces soft blurred mirror image beneath .