18TH CENTURY ISLAMIC INDIAN MUGHAL TOBACCO PIPE HUQQA
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Antique 18th century Indian Mughal Huqqa bottle of bell form has a floral decoration, stars and
Arabic writing, and is made of copper with silver overlaid. The motifs are stylized, in accordance with Islamic tradition
that prefers abstract or calligraphic floral themes to animal or human representations. The bell shape of the huqqa is the
result of developments that took place around the 1730s and 1740s when this new shape superseded the spherical belly form
that had previously been fashionable. Height: 7 inches. The huqqa pipe is used for smoking tobacco, which was introduced to
India in the late sixteenth century. Height: 18cm (7 inches) Diameter: 18,3cm (7 ¼ in)