Yazar
Unknown
Basım Yeri
Iran (made) -
Konu
Flowers Arabesques
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Height: 29.8cm, Diameter: 20.6cm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
2508-1876
Kayıt Numarası
2508-1876
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Notlar
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, painted, glazed Fritware Slip Painted Glazed
Fiziksel açıklama
Kalian or the base of a hookah or waterpipe, fritware, of pear shape with flaring knopped neck, and opening on the shoulder, covered in a celadon wash and painted with white slip with flowers and arabesques, under a clear glaze.
Üslup
Safavid
