Hookah Base
17th century (made)
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Painted in two blues. The heavy spherical shape of the object, originally a counterweight for a lamp, has been transformed into a qalyan (hookah base) by drilling a hole in one of the four panels of its shoulder. These panels are filled with neatly painted scrolling leaves. The rest of the body is covered with a continuous landscape of hills, dotted trees, willows, pagodas and huts with linking clouds. The unglazed base is flat with a small glazed recess.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, painted |
| Brief description | ISL, NP, 17 |
| Physical description | Painted in two blues. The heavy spherical shape of the object, originally a counterweight for a lamp, has been transformed into a qalyan (hookah base) by drilling a hole in one of the four panels of its shoulder. These panels are filled with neatly painted scrolling leaves. The rest of the body is covered with a continuous landscape of hills, dotted trees, willows, pagodas and huts with linking clouds. The unglazed base is flat with a small glazed recess. |
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| Accession number | 2513-1876 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2009 |
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