Caption

Bottle, Islamic art, Arabic, geometric ornament, plant motifs; neck slender toward the top ending with a straight spout; engraved patterns painted with golden-brown paint; early 20th century, Middle East; vessel; height 21.6 cm, width 10.5 cm., An antique metal vessel with a narrow neck and bulbous body sits against a plain light gray background; the surface shows engraved decorative patterns including leaf-like motifs and bands of etched lines, with areas of darker tarnish and lighter silver highlights giving overall colors of gray, silver, and muted brownish tones; the vessel has a flared rim, a rounded base with a small round hole, and an overall aged, slightly reflective finish.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_094

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56.3Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.9in x 20.0in / 3281 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bottle Islamic art Arabic geometric ornament plant motifs neck slender top ending straight spout engraved patterns painted golden-brown paint early 20th century Middle East vessel height 21.6 cm width 10.5 cm antique metal vessel narrow neck bulbous body sits plain light gray background surface engraved decorative patterns leaf- motifs bands etched lines areas darker tarnish lighter silver highlights giving colors gray silver muted brownish tones flared rim rounded base small round hole aged slightly reflective finish.