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 on a pale neutral surface, displaying a warm brass tone overall with areas of darker patina and subtle greenish aging; decorative inset bands and raised patterns in a reddish-copper color trace flowing, curving motifs around the exterior, and there are a few lighter silvery-white highlights within some decorative areas; the interior shows a darker brass-golden surface with slight variations in tone, and the background is a soft light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_381

License type

Rights managed

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56.7Mb (856.3Kb) / 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 neutral surface displaying warm brass tone areas darker patina subtle greenish aging decorative inset bands raised patterns reddish-copper color trace flowing curving motifs exterior lighter silvery-white highlights within decorative areas interior darker brass-golden surface slight variations tone background soft light gray.