Kalian
1650-1700 (made)
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A kalian is an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water. They are also known as a hookah, huqqa, qalian, qalyan, qaliyan, narghile, shisha, and a hubble-bubble.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, lavender-glazed |
| Brief description | Kalian (water-pipe base), fritware, of kendi-form, covered in a lavender-blue glaze; Iran, 1650-1700 |
| Physical description | Base for a water pipe (kalian), fritware, of typical kendi form with waisted neck and compressed globular body with mammiform spout on the shoulder, covered in an opaque flambé-like blue glaze. The rims damaged and reduced in height. |
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| Summary | A kalian is an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water. They are also known as a hookah, huqqa, qalian, qalyan, qaliyan, narghile, shisha, and a hubble-bubble. |
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| Accession number | 1332-1876 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2009 |
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