Caption

Bowl, gift, Islamic art, Arabic, geometric motifs; decorated with braided and arabesque motifs in cartouches; background punched. 20th century, Middle East, possibly Palestine. Vessel; height 4.3 cm, diameter 5.8 cm., A metal chalice with a rounded bowl and pedestal base, showing a worn metallic surface in gold, brass, and brown tones with areas of darker patina; the bowl exterior features circular medallions with raised, intertwined line decorations in silver and copper hues set against textured dark backgrounds, separated by engraved vine-like motifs in dark brown and gold; the rim shows a thin band of silvery metal and a darker interior with gold and brown patches; the pedestal displays horizontal ridges and a mix of gold, bronze, and brown finishes, and the whole object sits on a reflective grey surface against a plain light grey background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_121

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.6Mb (781.0Kb) / 14.8in x 11.7in / 4430 x 3522 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl gift Islamic art Arabic geometric motifs decorated braided arabesque motifs cartouches background punched 20th century Middle East Palestine Vessel height 4.3 cm diameter 5.8 cm metal chalice rounded bowl pedestal base showing worn metallic surface gold brass brown tones areas darker patina bowl exterior features circular medallions raised intertwined line decorations silver copper hues set textured dark backgrounds separated engraved vine- motifs dark brown rim thin band silvery metal darker interior brown patches pedestal displays horizontal ridges mix bronze brown finishes whole object sits reflective grey surface plain light grey background.