Légende

Bowl, Islamic art, Arabic culture; 20th century, possibly Palestine; vessel, height 4.3 cm, diameter 5.8 cm; decoration with braided and arabesque motifs in cartouches, background punched., A metal goblet sits against a plain light gray background, showing a rounded bowl on a short flared stem and circular base. The surface of the goblet displays a metallic olive-green patina with areas of darker brown and worn gold tones, and there are copper-colored rings around two oval medallions on the bowl. Each medallion contains raised decorative knotwork rendered in a bright silvery-white metal, contrasted against a textured dark background. A thin silvery band runs near the rim, and faint engraved lines and darker linear markings appear across the body. The base shows a mix of gold, brown, and greenish hues with patches of darker wear and a small area of exposed lighter metal. Overall the palette includes green, brown, gold, copper, silver, white, and dark gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A24_123

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

44.6Mo (840.6Ko) / 37.5cm x 29.8cm / 4430 x 3522 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Bowl Islamic art Arabic culture 20th century Palestine vessel height 4.3 cm diameter 5.8 cm decoration braided arabesque motifs cartouches background punched metal goblet sits plain light gray background showing rounded bowl short flared stem circular base surface goblet displays metallic olive-green patina areas darker brown worn gold tones copper-colored rings two oval medallions bowl medallion contains raised decorative knotwork rendered bright silvery-white metal contrasted textured dark background thin silvery band runs near rim faint engraved lines darker linear markings across body base mix gold brown greenish hues patches darker wear small area exposed lighter metal palette includes green copper silver white dark gray.