A brass-mounted copper huqqa base in the form of a...
A brass-mounted copper huqqa base in the form of a yak's horn
Skardo, Baltistan, 18th Century
in the form of a yak's horn with collared spout to one side, with openwork brass mounts decorated with floral motifs on a ground of foliate interlace
20 cm. high
Two examples of similar huqqa bases in steel and iron are illustrated in M. Zebrowski, Gold, Silver & Bronze from Mughal India, London, 1997, p. 243, no. 417 & 418 respectively.
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A brass-mounted copper huqqa base in the form of a yak's horn
Skardo, Baltistan, 18th Century
in the form of a yak's horn with collared spout to one side, with openwork brass mounts decorated with floral motifs on a ground of foliate interlace
20 cm. high
Two examples of similar huqqa bases in steel and iron are illustrated in M. Zebrowski, Gold, Silver & Bronze from Mughal India, London, 1997, p. 243, no. 417 & 418 respectively.
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