Caption

Ram, Islamic art, Persian culture, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, sculpture, animal figurine of a ram with horns, decorated on the back with medallions and palmettes with floral ornament, geometric motifs, 1st half of the 19th century, Iran, height 22.5 cm, width 20.5 cm, depth 9.0 cm, weight 0.64 kg, A sculpted animal figure standing on four slender legs with a rounded body and an elongated neck, rendered in dark brown and black tones with a slightly metallic sheen; the head has curved horns and a pronounced snout, with decorative curved line patterns on the face in a muted gold or yellow color; the body is decorated with bands of floral and geometric motifs in muted gold and pale gray, and there are subtle worn or distressed patches showing lighter brown areas; the background is a smooth, very light gray, and the figure casts a soft reflection on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_486

License type

Rights managed

Available size

98.3Mb (1.6Mb) / 19.1in x 20.0in / 5725 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ram Islamic art Persian culture Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 sculpture animal figurine ram horns decorated back medallions palmettes floral ornament geometric motifs 1st half 19th century Iran height 22.5 cm width 20.5 cm depth 9.0 cm weight 0.64 kg sculpted animal figure standing four slender legs rounded body elongated neck rendered dark brown black tones slightly metallic sheen head curved horns pronounced snout decorative curved line patterns face muted gold yellow color body bands floral pale gray subtle worn distressed patches showing lighter brown areas background smooth light gray figure casts soft reflection surface beneath .