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

Unknown, Kalian (water pipe), early 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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.

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Kalian (water pipe)early 17th century

Not on view

Unknown, Kalian (water pipe), early 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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.