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Object NameBase of a Water Pipe (Hookah)
Made FromGlass, Gilding
Date1700-1799
TechniqueBlown, gilt
SizeOverall H: 17.2 cm; Rim Diam: 4.2 cm; Base Diam: 15 cm
Accession Number69.6.5
Curatorial Area(s)
Place Made
India
Physical DescriptionBase of a Water Pipe (Hookah). Transparent pale amethyst glass; blown, gilt. Bell-shape; neck, flaring to rim, above a partially gilded knop, and gilt decoration of a vine trellis enclosing single blossoms; same design on body, flanked, above and below, by two conventional borders; rounded base, concave bottom with rough pontil mark in center; several large oval blisters and slender straight-line ridges, as well as a number of stones and small bubbles.
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