Caption

Bell, Islamic art, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, figurative motifs, animals, lions, camels, deer, 19th century, Iran, varia; height 26.5 cm, diameter 15.0 cm, A single metal bell with a patinated surface in shades of brown, bronze, and muted gold sits against a plain light gray background; the bell has a rectangular loop at the top with a rounded hole and shows surface wear and darker speckles, a midsection with raised decorative animal-like reliefs in similar brown and gold tones, a banded upper portion with faint horizontal ridges, and a flared lower skirt with subtle scratches and uneven coloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_391

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63.5Mb (1.2Mb) / 12.3in x 20.0in / 3700 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bell Islamic art Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 figurative motifs animals lions camels deer 19th century Iran varia height 26.5 cm diameter 15.0 cm single metal bell patinated surface shades brown bronze muted gold sits plain light gray background bell rectangular loop top rounded hole surface wear darker speckles midsection raised decorative animal- reliefs gold tones banded upper portion faint horizontal ridges flared lower skirt subtle scratches uneven coloration.