Hookah base

Made:
1801-1900 in Iran
Copper hookah base, vase shaped, waisted

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Copper hookah base, vase shaped, waisted
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Copper hookah base, vase shaped, waisted, with tubular sockets for bowl stem and mouthpiece (missing), engraved, has some inlaid decoration, probably Persian, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A121154
Materials:
incomplete and copper
Measurements:
overall: 270 mm
base: 92 mm,
with socket: 122 mm
type:
tobacco pipe