Huqqa Base
Artist/Culture
Punjab
Artist/Culture
Mughal
Date1700–1800
Mediumbrass (bidri ware)
Dimensions17.8 x 16.5 cm (7 x 6 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Credit LineIslamic Rug Fund
Terms
Object number1989.109
Label TextAt the beginning of the seventeenth century tobacco smoking became a favorite pastime at the Mughal court. Indian smokers enjoyed aromatic tobaccos in which spices, perfumes, and molasses syrup were blended. The huqqa (water container), an important element of the cool-smoking water pipeused in India was frequently transmormed into a work of art.ProvenancePurchase from Peter Marks, New York, NYOn View
On viewCurrent Location
- Exhibition Location Gallery 106
