Caption

Box; rectangular on four feet with a lid and a handle on top. Persian Iran, Qajar dynasty, 19th century. Materials and exact technique not specified. Decorated with animals, hares, fantasy figures, hunting scenes, archers, handles, figurative motifs, and inscriptions. Height 19.9 cm; width 15.6 cm; depth 13.8 cm., An ornately carved metal box with a domed lid and a rounded handle on top sits on a reflective surface; the box is dark bronze with areas of lighter brass tones, showing intricate openwork panels and decorative relief patterns on all visible faces, a hinged clasp at the front, raised feet with engraved borders, and a series of repeating geometric and floral motifs across the lid and body.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_018

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66.6Mb (1.8Mb) / 14.8in x 17.5in / 4438 x 5247 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box rectangular four feet lid handle top Persian Iran Qajar dynasty 19th century Materials exact technique specified Decorated animals hares fantasy figures hunting scenes archers handles figurative motifs inscriptions Height 19.9 cm width 15.6 cm depth 13.8 cm ornately carved metal box domed lid rounded handle top sits reflective surface box dark bronze areas lighter brass tones showing intricate openwork panels decorative relief patterns visible faces hinged clasp front raised feet engraved borders series repeating geometric floral motifs across body.