Caption

Vase, repossession Kraków - purchase provenance; Indian art, Indian culture; cobras snakes, plant ornament, geometric ornament, figural scenes, fish, halos, maces, religion, snakes, processions, flutes, clubs. On the belly six ovoid reserves with figural decoration four female figures with wreaths, two images of Vishnu; plant and animal motifs on the entire surface. 19th century, India. Vessel; height 65.0 cm, width 27.5 cm, weight 2.95 kg., A rounded metal vessel with ornate raised decorations and a pair of curved handles sits against a light gray background, showing tones of brown and gold; the vessel's body displays intricate patterned relief in brown with darker accents, and the interior or front rim visible in the foreground has a bright gold color with textured concentric rings; the handles are a darker brownish metal and extend outward, and the overall scene includes reflections on the smooth surface beneath the object in shades of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_069

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Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (2.2Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase repossession Kraków - purchase provenance Indian art Indian culture cobras snakes plant ornament geometric ornament figural scenes fish halos maces religion snakes processions flutes clubs belly six ovoid reserves figural decoration four female figures wreaths two images Vishnu plant animal motifs entire surface 19th century India Vessel height 65.0 cm width 27.5 cm weight 2.95 kg rounded metal vessel ornate raised decorations pair curved handles sits light gray background showing tones brown gold vessel's body displays intricate patterned relief darker accents interior front rim visible foreground bright gold color textured concentric rings darker brownish metal extend outward scene includes reflections smooth surface beneath object shades gray.