Title: Base for a Water Pipe (Huqqa) with Irises
Object type: Water pipe base
Date: late 17th century
Medium: Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, inlaid with brass (bidri ware)
Dimensions: H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
Diam. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification: Metal
Credit line: Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art and Rogers Fund, 1984
Geography: Made in Bidar   India Deccan     
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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