Huqqa Base with Landscape

Huqqa Base with Landscape

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Huqqa Base with Landscape
CultureIndian
Titles
  • Huqqa Base with Landscape
Datemid-17th century
MediumZinc alloy; cast, engraved, and inlaid with silver and brass (bidri ware)
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 × 7 11/16 in. (20 × 19.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the 2019 Art of the Islamic Worlds Gala
Object number2019.700
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
113 Islamic Art Gallery
On view

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Department
Art of the Islamic Worlds
Object Type
DescriptionIt is extremely rare to find architecture depicted on Indian metalwork, and this is the finest architectural landscape example among known bidri ware pieces.
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistorySultans of Deccan India, 1500–1700: Opulence and Fantasy, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015.

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