Caption

Ram, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, 1st half of the 19th century. Sculpture; animal figurine of a ram with horns. Decorated on the back with medallions and palmettes with floral ornament; geometric motifs and floral ornament. Materials/technique: sculpture. Dimensions: height 22.5 cm, width 20.5 cm, depth 9.0 cm; weight 0.64 kg., A dark brown sculptural object resembling an animal is shown from underneath, with a rounded body, four legs extending downward, and a short tail projecting to one side; the surface has worn areas and a few pale gold decorative marks along the flanks and top, and there are areas of lighter brown and grayish patina on the body, set against a pale gray background with a subtle reflection below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_493

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Rights managed

Available size

67.5Mb (1.4Mb) / 13.1in x 20.0in / 3933 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ram Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 1st half 19th century Sculpture animal figurine ram horns Decorated back medallions palmettes floral ornament geometric motifs Materials technique sculpture Dimensions height 22.5 cm width 20.5 cm depth 9.0 cm weight 0.64 kg dark brown sculptural object resembling animal shown underneath rounded body four legs extending downward short tail projecting side surface worn areas pale gold decorative marks flanks top areas lighter brown grayish patina body set pale gray background subtle reflection .