Unknown Indian
Huqqa Base

CultureIndian
Titles
  • Huqqa Base
Date18th century
MediumBrass
Dimensions10 5/8 × 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (27 × 16.5 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mohammed Rezai
Object number2015.98
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
114 Islamic Art Gallery
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[Spink & Son, London]; Mohammed Rezai, Houston, 1992; given to MFAH, 2015.

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