Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1640
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Landscapes (Representations) Figures (Representations) Petals Floral Scrolls Scroll-Work
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 12.7cm, Diameter: 17.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
982-1886
Record ID
982-1886
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1640
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 underglaze blue Fritware Painted Glazed
Fiziksel açıklama
Kalian (water-pipe base) of fritware, melon shape, with a nozzle, the neck is broken. Painted in blue under a clear glaze, with figures in landscapes on the body, a scrolled band round the foot, a floral scroll round the shoulder, and a border of petals round the opening of the nozzle.
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