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Water-Pipe Bowl


gilt copper, four oval medallions painted in enamels depict busts of a young man, repeated twice, and a young woman and child, repeated twice. Carved wooden stem. Given by Mrs Offley Shore.; bowl; Islamic metalwork

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Brief description
gilt copper, four oval medallions painted in enamels depict busts of a young man, repeated twice, and a young woman and child, repeated twice. Carved wooden stem. Given by Mrs Offley Shore.; bowl; Islamic metalwork
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
  • Height including wooden mount height: 19.2cm
  • Maximum diameter at mouth diameter: 7.8cm
  • Diameter of foot ring of wooden mount diameter: 10cm
Credit line
Given by Mrs Offley Shore
Collection
Accession number
M.194-1951

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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