Caption

Bowl, decorated with braid and stylized Arabic inscriptions in cartouches on a punched background; Arabic inscriptions and calligraphy; geometric motifs; early 20th century; Middle East, possibly Palestine; vessel; height 4.7 cm, diameter 5.5 cm., A metal chalice with a rounded bowl atop a flared stem and circular base sits against a neutral background; the surface shows worn gilding in gold and brown tones with areas of darker tarnish and a few patches of reddish metal; the bowl features several raised decorative panels with textured backgrounds and braided linear motifs in silvery white and coppery outlines; the interior of the bowl shows a distressed gold finish with visible brushlike marks; the base and stem display bands of rubbed gold and brown creating a weathered appearance.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_113

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.0Mb (790.2Kb) / 14.4in x 12.4in / 4308 x 3733 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl decorated braid stylized Arabic inscriptions cartouches punched background Arabic inscriptions calligraphy geometric motifs early 20th century Middle East Palestine vessel height 4.7 cm diameter 5.5 cm metal chalice rounded bowl atop flared stem circular base sits neutral background surface worn gilding gold brown tones areas darker tarnish patches reddish metal bowl features several raised decorative panels textured backgrounds braided linear motifs silvery white coppery outlines interior distressed gold finish visible brushlike marks base stem display bands rubbed gold brown creating weathered appearance.