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.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Glass
Formatted Medium: Glass with colored enamel and gilding
Medium: glass, colored, enamel, 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
Exhibitions: Art and Stories from Mughal India, Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation)
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 116 Islamic