Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1650
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Floral Patterns Zigzags
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 15.6cm, Diameter: 15.2cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
2512-1876
Record ID
2512-1876
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 in order to cool it using 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 painting Fritware Painted Glazed
Fiziksel açıklama
Hookah base or "Kalian" of fritware, globular, painted with zigzag bands of floral ornament in red and blue under a clear glaze.
Üretim
Kirman Polychrome
