Narghileh (bowl for a waterpipe)
17th century
Object PlaceMashhad, Iran
Medium/TechniqueComposite body (quartz, clay and glaze frit) with cobalt blue painted on white slip under clear glaze; gilt silver top
Dimensions19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales
Accession number95.412
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceGift of Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Wales, March 28, 1895.
17th century
late 17th century
17th century
17th century
second half of the 16th century
17th century
early 13th century
early 14th century, probably 1310
1261–63 A.D./ 659–661 A.H.
1262 A.D./ 660 A.H.
about 1250
early 13th century