Caption

Jug, vessels, Tibetan, vases, meander ornament, symbols, Buddhist art, vessel tapering towards the bottom, 18th–19th century, Tibet, vessel, height 46.3 cm, A tall, cylindrical vessel with a narrow neck and wider body, made of a dark brown metal with a weathered, slightly rusty surface; the neck has a few raised bands and carved geometric patterns, and the body is decorated with several raised rectangular and angular relief pieces that create a repeating motif around the form; the top rim is flat and the shoulder is slightly rounded with circular raised discs, while the base tapers inward and rests on a reflective surface; visible colors include dark brown, rusty brown, and hints of black against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_414

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (1.1Mb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4286 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug vessels Tibetan vases meander ornament symbols Buddhist art vessel tapering towards bottom 18th–19th century Tibet height 46.3 cm tall cylindrical vessel narrow neck wider body dark brown metal weathered slightly rusty surface neck raised bands carved geometric patterns body decorated several raised rectangular angular relief pieces create repeating motif form top rim flat shoulder slightly rounded circular discs base tapers inward rests reflective surface visible colors include dark brown rusty brown hints black pale gray background.