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Kalian (water pipe)early 17th century

Not on view
Small turquoise-glazed ceramic vessel with a rectangular body, two flower-form protrusions on top, and an arch-shaped relief panel on the front depicting a branching plant with berry clusters
Title
Kalian (water pipe)
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
early 17th century
Medium
Fritware, molded and glazed
Dimensions
4 x 3 1/2 in. (10.16 x 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.143
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.