Hookah Base
ca. 1850-1875 (made)
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Hookah base, unglazed porous ware, decorated with dots of light blue glaze forming various geometric patterns. Wide base with a scalloped edge, straight sided short body with a long narrow neck.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Small dots of blue glaze decorated by hand. |
| Brief description | Hookah base, unglazed earthenware, imitating European-style glassware, decorated with dots of light blue glaze; Iran (Qom), Iran, 1850-1875. |
| Physical description | Hookah base, unglazed porous ware, decorated with dots of light blue glaze forming various geometric patterns. Wide base with a scalloped edge, straight sided short body with a long narrow neck. |
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| Accession number | 985-1876 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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