AN UNUSUAL MULTAN HUQQA BOTTLE
AN UNUSUAL MULTAN HUQQA BOTTLE, PUNJAB, INDIA (NOW PAKISTAN), LATE 19TH CENTURY
glazed earthenware, the near-spherical base topped with flared and ridged neck, the sides decorated with a mass of flowering plants in reserved white, ochre and green on blue ground, with stylised leafy bands above and below
28.5cm high
Although the form is that of a huqqa bottle, it is more likely to have been made simply as a decorative vase, for sale to the European market during the colonial period.
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AN UNUSUAL MULTAN HUQQA BOTTLE, PUNJAB, INDIA (NOW PAKISTAN), LATE 19TH CENTURY
glazed earthenware, the near-spherical base topped with flared and ridged neck, the sides decorated with a mass of flowering plants in reserved white, ochre and green on blue ground, with stylised leafy bands above and below
28.5cm high
Although the form is that of a huqqa bottle, it is more likely to have been made simply as a decorative vase, for sale to the European market during the colonial period.
