Légende

Vase, repossession Kraków - Vishnu, Indian art, Indian culture, cobras snakes, plant ornament, geometric ornament, figural scenes, fish, halos, maces, religion, snakes, processions, flutes, clubs. On the belly six ovoid reserves with figural decoration four female figures with wreaths, two images of Vishnu; plant and animal motifs on the entire surface. 19th century, India, vessel; height 65.0 cm, width 27.5 cm, weight 2.95 kg., A tall decorative vase with an elongated ovoid body and a flared scalloped rim sits against a neutral gray background; the vase is predominantly brown with subtle greenish accents and shows ornate low-relief surface decoration of repeating floral and foliate patterns and framed oval medallions containing raised human figures; two long sinuous handles rise from the shoulders and curve outward and upward, each terminating in a stylized animal head, and a pair of short decorative projections connect the handles to the neck; the vessel stands on a stepped rounded foot and a tapered pedestal, all surfaces covered with intricate carved or embossed ornamentation in the same brown and greenish tones.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A23_066

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68.7Mo (1.8Mo) / 33.9cm x 50.8cm / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Vase repossession Kraków - Vishnu Indian art Indian culture cobras snakes plant ornament geometric ornament figural scenes fish halos maces religion snakes processions flutes clubs belly six ovoid reserves figural decoration four female figures wreaths two images Vishnu plant animal motifs entire surface 19th century India vessel height 65.0 cm width 27.5 cm weight 2.95 kg tall decorative vase elongated ovoid body flared scalloped rim sits neutral gray background vase predominantly brown subtle greenish accents ornate low-relief surface decoration repeating floral foliate patterns framed oval medallions containing raised human figures two long sinuous handles rise shoulders curve outward upward terminating stylized animal head pair short decorative projections connect handles neck vessel stands stepped rounded foot tapered pedestal surfaces covered intricate carved embossed ornamentation brown greenish tones.