Caption

Bowl, Islamic art, Arabic, arabesque ornament, geometric motifs, punched background. 20th century, Middle East, possibly Palestine. Vessel; height 4.3 cm, diameter 5.6 cm., A metal bowl on a short pedestal with a rounded foot, showing worn gold and bronze tones with patches of darker brown and areas where the finish is rubbed away; the bowl exterior has an embossed decorative band with raised curving vine-like motifs highlighted in a silvery white and bordered by a reddish copper-colored outline, set against textured dark brown and black backgrounds; the interior shows similar gold and bronze wear with dark streaks; the background behind the object is a pale neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_139

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (726.2Kb) / 13.8in x 11.3in / 4125 x 3402 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Islamic art Arabic arabesque ornament geometric motifs punched background 20th century Middle East Palestine Vessel height 4.3 cm diameter 5.6 cm metal bowl short pedestal rounded foot showing worn gold bronze tones patches darker brown areas finish rubbed away bowl exterior embossed decorative band raised curving vine- motifs highlighted silvery white bordered reddish copper-colored outline set textured dark brown black backgrounds interior gold bronze wear dark streaks background object pale neutral gray.