Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1650
Publication Place
Iran (made) Kerman (city) (made) -
Subject
Ceramics Smoking Accessories
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 28.2cm, Diameter: 19.8cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1087-1883
Record ID
1087-1883
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1650
Notes
A kalian is a tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water. They are also known as a hookah, huqqa, qalian, qalyan, qaliyan, narghile, shisha, and a hubble-bubble.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, painted in green and red slip and underglaze blue; brass, engraved Fritware
Fiziksel açıklama
Kalian, or hookah base, decorated with horizontal bands alternating blue continuous scrolling leaves and red and green carnation scrolls. Brass mount added in Qajar Iran, ca.1800-1825
Üretim
"Kirman Polychrome"
