Kalian
mid 17th century (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, slip-painted, glazed |
| Brief description | Kalian (water-pipe base), fritware, covered with blue slip, slip-painted in white and glazed; Iran, 1640-80. |
| Physical description | Kalian, fritware, of pear shape, knopped neck with flaring collar, the shoulded pierced with a moulded, short lobed spout covered in a cobalt blue wash, and painted in white slpe with flower sprigs and flame surrounded geometric lozenges. |
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| Historical context | Compare with a similar example in the collection dated 1658 (Salting Bequest; 616-1889). |
| 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 | 1294-1876 |
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| Record created | February 5, 2009 |
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