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Huqqa Base


Huqqa Base, Eastern India or Decca: dated 1234 A.H./1818-19A.D.

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Inlaid with silver
Brief description
Domestic, bidri, India
Physical description
Huqqa Base, Eastern India or Decca: dated 1234 A.H./1818-19A.D.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.1cm
  • Depth: 20.1cm
Object history
Acquisition: bought for £1.10s. from the Taylor collection in 1870.
Bibliographic reference
Bidri ware : inlaid metalwork from India / Susan Stronge. [London]: Victoria & Albert Museum Commissions, 1985 Number: 090520963X : p.77
Collection
Accession number
855-1874

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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