Caption

Ram, Islamic art, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, sculpture; animal figurine of a ram with horns; decorated on the back with medallions and palmettes with floral ornament; 1st half of the 19th century, Iran; materials not stated; height 22.5 cm, width 20.5 cm, depth 9.0 cm, weight 0.64 kg., A sculptural animal figure with curved horns standing on a reflective surface, rendered in dark gray with a weathered texture and decorated with ornate patterns in gold and lighter gray; the figure has a rounded body, slender legs, stylized ears, and floral and geometric motifs across its neck, sides, and back, with visible highlights and shadowing against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_490

License type

Rights managed

Available size

98.3Mb (2.1Mb) / 19.1in x 20.0in / 5725 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ram Islamic art Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 sculpture animal figurine ram horns decorated back medallions palmettes floral ornament 1st half 19th century Iran materials stated height 22.5 cm width 20.5 cm depth 9.0 cm weight 0.64 kg sculptural animal figure curved standing reflective surface rendered dark gray weathered texture ornate patterns gold lighter gray figure rounded body slender legs stylized ears floral geometric motifs across neck sides visible highlights shadowing pale gray background.