Base for a water pipe, 18th century
Unknown artist, Indiaexpand_more
Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, inlaid with silverexpand_more
The Katherine Kittredge McMillan Memorial Fundexpand_more 82.10.1
Not on Viewexpand_more
Water pipes (hookahs) have been used to smoke tobacco from the 17th century onwards. The hookah user would have smoked from a long tube that extended from the base. An orderly row of "Hyderabad poppies" adorns the globular body, a popular motif that also appears in textiles and paintings.
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- Title
- Base for a water pipe
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 82.10.1
- Curator Approved
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