Légende

Jug aftabe, aftabe, geometric and plant ornament, dragons, zoomorphism. Decoration: dense plant and geometric ornament. Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, 19th century. Materials: vessel. Place of origin: Iran possibly Central Asia. Dimensions: height 34.0 cm; width 22.7 cm; diameter 13.3 cm., An ornate metal vessel with a tall, elongated silhouette sits against a plain light gray background, featuring a bulbous lower body that tapers into a narrow neck and rises to a domed lid topped with a finial; the surface shows intricate raised and incised patterns in varying shades of dark bronze and muted gold, with areas of reddish-brown patina and pale greenish tones on decorative metal fittings; a long vertical strap-like handle runs from the lid to the lower body, embellished with small textured motifs and a pointed terminal piece; the base flares outward and is decorated with repeating geometric and floral banding, and the whole object rests on a reflective surface that casts a faint mirror image.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A22_351

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

69.9Mo (1.8Mo) / 34.5cm x 50.8cm / 4074 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Jug aftabe aftabe geometric plant ornament dragons zoomorphism Decoration dense plant geometric ornament Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 19th century Materials vessel Place origin Iran Central Asia Dimensions height 34.0 cm width 22.7 cm diameter 13.3 cm ornate metal vessel tall elongated silhouette sits plain light gray background featuring bulbous lower body tapers narrow neck rises domed lid topped finial surface intricate raised incised patterns varying shades dark bronze muted gold areas reddish-brown patina pale greenish tones decorative metal fittings long vertical strap- handle runs lid lower body embellished small textured motifs pointed terminal piece base flares outward decorated repeating geometric floral banding whole object rests reflective surface casts faint mirror image.