CultureIndian
Titles
- Huqqa Base with Floral Design
Datemid-17th century
MediumZinc alloy; cast, engraved, and inlaid with silver and brass (bidri ware)
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (17.1 × 14.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the 2019 Art of the Islamic Worlds Gala
Object number2019.699
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
113 Islamic Art Gallery
On view
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mid-17th century
Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, and inlaid with silver and brass (bidri ware)
2019.700
mid-17th century
Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, and inlaid with silver and brass (bidri ware)
2019.701.A,.B
late 17th–early 18th century
Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, and inlaid with silver (bidri ware)
2015.410
Dario Robleto
1998–1999
.A: Cast of found and thrift store trophy parts made with melted Aretha Franklin 45 rpm records (You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman, Prove It, Chain of Fools), resin, spray paint, engraved silver label
.B: Cast of found and thrift store trophy parts made with melted Kraftwerk records (Computer World, The Man Machine, Trans-Europe Express), resin, spray paint, engraved chrome label
.C: Cast of found and thrift store trophy parts made with melted Maria Callas records (live recordings of Norma, Madame Butterfly and Tosca), resin, spray paint, engraved brass label
2008.840.A-.D
late 19th–early 20th century
Wood; inlaid with ebony, mother of pearl, and ivory or bone
2010.223