Caption

Ram, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, 1st half of the 19th century. Sculpture; animal figurine of a ram. Decorated on the back with medallions and palmettes with floral ornament; geometric motifs and floral ornament; horns., Islamic art. Dimensions: height 22.5 cm, width 20.5 cm, depth 9.0 cm; weight 0.64 kg., A sculptural animal figure standing on a reflective surface, shown from a rear three-quarter view with its head turned slightly to the side; the figure has curled horns and slender legs and a rounded body decorated with ornate patterns. The surface of the figure is primarily dark brown with areas of lighter brown patina, and it is embellished with metallic gold and pale silver decorative motifs in floral, geometric, and spiral designs. The background is a smooth gradient of light gray tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_489

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Rights managed

Available size

98.3Mb (2.0Mb) / 19.1in x 20.0in / 5725 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ram Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 1st half 19th century Sculpture animal figurine ram Decorated back medallions palmettes floral ornament geometric motifs horns Islamic art Dimensions height 22.5 cm width 20.5 cm depth 9.0 cm weight 0.64 kg sculptural animal figure standing reflective surface shown rear three-quarter view head turned slightly side figure curled horns slender legs rounded body decorated ornate patterns surface primarily dark brown areas lighter brown patina embellished metallic gold pale silver decorative motifs floral geometric spiral designs background smooth gradient light gray tones.