Caption

Bowl, Islamic art, Arabic culture, 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 rounded body and a short pedestal base, shown against a light gray background; the bowl surface is primarily brassy yellow with areas of darker brown patina and worn greenish tones, with decorative circular panels on the sides bordered in a coppery pink and filled with raised silver-white intertwined motifs; a silver-white band runs near the rim, and there are engraved dark linear patterns between the panels; the interior shows darker brown and muted gold coloration with visible wear.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_130

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.6Mb (1.0Mb) / 14.8in x 11.7in / 4430 x 3522 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Islamic art Arabic culture 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 rounded body short pedestal base shown light gray background bowl surface primarily brassy yellow areas darker brown patina worn greenish tones decorative circular panels sides bordered coppery pink filled raised silver-white intertwined motifs silver-white band runs near rim engraved dark linear patterns panels interior darker brown muted gold coloration visible wear.