Hookah Base
early 1700s
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Hookah Base, early 1700s. India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756). Glass with colored enamel and gilding; overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.286 Turquoise five-petaled flowers hang from lime green pedicels.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Glass
- Formatted Medium
- Glass with colored enamel and gilding
- Dimensions
- Overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Translation of inscription: "In the name of God, the element, the merciful, Is the key to the wise treasure"
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.286
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 116 Islamic
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