Huqqa base with floral decoration

Details

• Title

  Huqqa base with floral decoration

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (place of creation)

• Date

  17th century (1601 - 1700)

• Material and technique

  fritware, with underglaze painting in blue and black

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › glazed composition › stonepaste › fritware

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  stimulant/narcotic equipment › smoking equipment › smoking-pipe › water-pipe › hookah

• Dimensions

  12 cm (height)
  13.6 cm (diameter)
  at base 9.1 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Christopher T. Gandy, 2012.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2012.125

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