Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1650
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Ceramics Smoking Accessories
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 28.2cm, Diameter: 18.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
423-1878
Record ID
423-1878
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1650
Notes
This ceramic vessel is a âkalianâ or base for a water-pipe used in the newly introduced practice of smoking tobacco. It held the water through which the smoke was drawn to cool it through a long flexible tube connected to a container through two holes. They are also known as a hookah, huqqa, qalian, qalyan, qaliyan, narghile, shisha, and a hubble-bubble.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware with underglaze cobalt blue and chromium black decoration against white groudn Fritware
Fiziksel açıklama
Kalian, or hookah base, decorated with black and grey peacocks and blue landscape details
Üslup
Safavid
