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Kalian

Title	Kalian
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1680
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Flowers Monkey
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 13.7cm, Diameter: 5.7cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	644-1889
Record ID	644-1889
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1680
Notes	This ceramic vessel is the base of water-pipe for smoking tobacco, known as a "kalian". The fashion for smoking tobacco in Iran became fashionable in the 17th century. This base contained water and was fitted with two long metal pipes, one to a cup holding burning tobacco and the other a mouthpiece; the smoke from the tobacco was drawn through the water to cool it. These are also known as hookah, huqqa, qalian, qalyan qaliyan, narghile, shisha and hubble-bubble.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware painted in underglaze blue Fritware Painted Glazed
Fiziksel açıklama	Hookah base ( Kalian ) of fritware, painted with flowers in blue under a clear glaze, the upper part fashioned to represent the face of a monkey.
Üretim	Register

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Kalian

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1680

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Flowers Monkey

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 13.7cm, Diameter: 5.7cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 644-1889

Record ID 644-1889

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1680

Notes This ceramic vessel is the base of water-pipe for smoking tobacco, known as a "kalian". The fashion for smoking tobacco in Iran became fashionable in the 17th century. This base contained water and was fitted with two long metal pipes, one to a cup holding burning tobacco and the other a mouthpiece; the smoke from the tobacco was drawn through the water to cool it. These are also known as hookah, huqqa, qalian, qalyan qaliyan, narghile, shisha and hubble-bubble.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware painted in underglaze blue Fritware Painted Glazed

Fiziksel açıklama Hookah base ( Kalian ) of fritware, painted with flowers in blue under a clear glaze, the upper part fashioned to represent the face of a monkey.

Üretim Register