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Kalian
- Place of origin:
Iran (produced)
- Date:
1650-1700 (made)
1800-1825 (mounted) - Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Fritware painted in underglaze cobalt blue and chromium black, with engraved brass mount
- Museum number:
437-1887
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case 28, shelf 3
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.