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Pipe Head

1800-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Qalian base, enamel decoration, five figures depicted separately, a young Qajar man, an Indian prince with a parrot, a woman with a baby, and a naked woman with a child, Qajar Iran

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
enamels
Brief description
Pipe head, component for a qalian (water-pipe for smoking tobacco), enamelled brass depicting male and female figures, signed Muhammad Ibrahim, Qajar Iran, 1800-1850
Physical description
Qalian base, enamel decoration, five figures depicted separately, a young Qajar man, an Indian prince with a parrot, a woman with a baby, and a naked woman with a child, Qajar Iran
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.6cm
  • Maximum diameter at mouth diameter: 8.5cm
  • Maximum diameter at foot diameter: 5.5cm
Style
Collection
Accession number
2416-1876

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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