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They are also known as a hookah, huqqa, qalian, qalyan, qaliyan, narghile, shisha, and a hubble-bubble.\r\n\r\nIt was made in Iran during the reign of the Safavid dynasty (1501-1722). At this time potters often used single colour glazes to great effect, frequently decorating them with coloured slips (liquid clay) under the glaze.  Alternatively they sometimes carved the slip away to reveal the white body beneath. In other cases, as here, they added designs in white and other slips.\r\n","physicalDescription":"Olive green kalian with decoration painted on the surface in a light green slip showing a wide-rimmed vase with flowers and foliage spilling out.  The decorated vase also has a pattern and near the base of the kalian there is a panel with more foliage.  Rounded base with the neck divided into two parts by a ring; the small nozzle for the pipe has relief blobs and is placed at the beginning of the shoulder.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Fritware, underglaze slip-painted","categories":[{"text":"Ceramics","id":"THES48982"}],"styles":[{"text":"Safavid","id":"AAT21712"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"MES","id":"THES48607"},"images":["2006AB9533"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"42 (VA)","id":"THES49806"},"free":"","case":"WN9","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Hookah base","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Kirman","id":"x32855"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":"probably"}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1640-1680","earliest":"1640-01-01","latest":"1680-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"29","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Diameter","value":"17","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Kalian (water-pipe base), fritware, of pear-shape, covered in a celadon slip and painted in white slip with a bowl of flowers under a clear glaze; Iran (probably Kirman), 1640-1680.","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Jameel Gallery \n\nSafavid Ceramics and Colour\r\nSafavid potters created brilliantly coloured ceramics. The effect was often achieved with\r\nglazes of a single colour. Many of these wares have moulded or carved decoration. The most unusual appears on bottles made in the 17th century, which bear scenes of people and animals.\r\n\r\nA second technique used coloured slips, or liquid clay, under the glaze. Potters sometimes carved the slip away to reveal the white body beneath. In other cases, they added designs in white and other slips.\n\n8 Water-pipe Base with Flowers\r\nIran, probably Kirman\r\n1600-1700\r\nFritware under slip, with slip decoration \r\nMuseum no. 422-1878","date":{"text":"Jameel Gallery","earliest":"2006-07-20","latest":null}},{"text":"Hookah-base.\r\n422-1878.","date":{"text":"1954-","earliest":"1954-01-01","latest":"1954-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["422-1878"],"accessionNumberNum":"422","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1878,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LR1750","2019LP7410","2019LU7173"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-16","recordCreationDate":"2005-02-24","availableToBook":false}}