This awesome photo is from the latest issue of my favorite Baku magazine which tells about rich culture of Azerbaijan throughout its history and up to the modern days. This image from the last page of the mag left me speechless for a while, enchanted by a gorgeous artefact in its silent splendour. Such things from the past besides being a piece of art in itself, keep the warmth of hands of their masters and are alive right from the moment of their birth, such things do have soul...
{...This 19th century copper ablution vessel belongs to a private collection. When making copper things at those times the artisans used different techniques: smithery, coining, engraving, gilding, niello and incrustation. Visual representations of ornaments and inscriptions on the copper utensils depended on how those were going to be used. Thus, patterns of streams, drops and fishes were drawn on. Complicated, intricate ornaments included human and animal figurines and citations from Al-Quran...}
Text adapted from Baku magazine, Photo: Dmitry Livshits, Styling: Dilyara Muradova.
5 comments:
Zara, you always have the most beautiful photos with the most exquisite objects. I'd love to touch this pitcher and bowl to feel the history.
My husband's been to Baku. He had a great visit. I was (still am) a bit jealous.
This is truly stunning, dear Zara. I hope you are enjoying your holiday preparations – do you have special plans? love, – g
@Kittie - Oh, thank you so much, dear Kittie, I do my best and it's a special pleasure sharing my likings because I know you'll be reading and it may bring inspiration for you too =)
Oh, Kittie, I wonder if there is a place on earth where you (your family) haven't been yet?:)) You are so lucky traveling this much..! Haha..I am getting a bit jealous too... :))
I know friends who hav been to Baku; I would love to visit the area one day hopefully soon ! and I love that vessel!
What a lovely post and beautiful picture!
Keep them coming, I'm loving it! :)
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