Kalian
1640-1680 (made)
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A kalian is a 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 painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Kalian (water-pipe base), fritware, painted in underglaze blue; Iran, 1640-80. |
| Physical description | Kalian (water-pipe base) of fritware, melon shape, with a nozzle, the neck is broken. Painted in blue under a clear glaze, with figures in landscapes on the body, a scrolled band round the foot, a floral scroll round the shoulder, and a border of petals round the opening of the nozzle. |
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| Summary | A kalian is a 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 | 982-1886 |
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| Record created | April 6, 2009 |
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