Kalian
ca. 1650-1700 (made), 1800-1825 (mounting)
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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 green and red slip and underglaze blue; brass, engraved |
| Brief description | Kalian (water-pipe base), fritware, underglaze-painted in cobalt blue with green and red slip with scrolling leaves and carnation sprays; Iran, 1650-1700; brass mounts added in Qajar Iran, early 19th century. |
| Physical description | Kalian, or hookah base, decorated with horizontal bands alternating blue continuous scrolling leaves and red and green carnation scrolls. Brass mount added in Qajar Iran, ca.1800-1825 |
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| Production | "Kirman Polychrome" |
| 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 | 1087-1883 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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