water pipe base; hookah

Bell-shaped Bidriware huqqa base made of zinc with silver inlay with a short slightly flared neck with two projecting ring mouldings, the upper larger than the lower. The decoration is in horizontal bands. In the main section this takes the form of a regular pattern of stylised trefoil leaves or flowers in half drops set within a lattice framework. This pattern is repeated on the neck. One of the mouldings is decorated with a chevron pattern. One band along the lower edge and another on the shoulder is of scrolling leaves and flowers. The decoration is executed in tehnishan and tarkashi technique.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
0.145
Date
19th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 158 mm x 145 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
metal
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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