Caption

Bowl, gift, Islamic art, Arabic, geometric motifs. Decoration 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 bowl with a short pedestal base sits against a plain light gray background; the bowl shows a mix of metallic colors including gold, brass, copper, silver, and dark gray, with areas of patina and wear. The body of the bowl features decorative circular medallions with raised, curving motifs in contrasting metallic tones and a textured background inside the medallions. Around the bowl there are slender ribbon-like engraved designs and narrow bands near the rim highlighted in a lighter metallic color. The pedestal has horizontal wear marks and layered metallic hues, and the whole object casts a faint reflection on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_126

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.6Mb (832.5Kb) / 14.8in x 11.7in / 4430 x 3522 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl gift Islamic art Arabic geometric motifs Decoration braided arabesque motifs cartouches background punched 20th century Middle East Palestine Vessel height 4.3 cm diameter 5.8 cm metal bowl short pedestal base sits plain light gray background bowl mix metallic colors gold brass copper silver dark gray areas patina wear body bowl features decorative circular medallions raised curving motifs contrasting metallic tones textured background inside medallions slender ribbon- engraved designs narrow bands near rim highlighted lighter metallic color pedestal horizontal wear marks layered metallic hues whole object casts faint reflection surface beneath .