File:Hookah base - Deccan - 1700 -1750 - Louvre - MAO 719.jpg

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Description
English: Hookah base.
Français : Base de houka.
Date turn of the 17/18th century
Medium
English: polished and blackened alloy of copper, zinc, lead and tin, inlaid with silver
Français : alliage de zinc, cuivre, plomb et étain poli et noirci, incrusté d'argent
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location

This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Islamic Art).
Accession number
MAO 719
Object history place of creation: Deccan Plateau, India
Credit line 1984: purchased
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2006)
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current11:48, 21 July 2012Thumbnail for version as of 11:48, 21 July 20121,470 × 1,549 (3.15 MB)Jastrowfixing the white balance
16:45, 15 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 16:45, 15 June 20061,500 × 1,578 (1.73 MB)Jastrowbetter depth of field
12:48, 1 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 12:48, 1 June 20061,770 × 1,930 (2.18 MB)Jastrow{{Louvre-ext |Unknown |Hookah base from the Deccan Plateau, Bidar district, in India. Polished and blackened alloy of copper, zinc, lead and tin, inlaid with silver. |Unspecified |Unspecified |MAO 739 |Department of Islamic Art, Richelieu, lower ground fl

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