Hookah base
Hookah base
Place of OriginIndia
DateMughal period, late 18th century
DimensionsH: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Base Diam: 15.5 cm (6 3/16 in.)
MediumGlass, free blown, tooled on the pontil; wheel-cut and gilded.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1983.96
Not on View
DescriptionDark purple glass
Published ReferencesPage, Jutta-Annette, The Art of Glass: Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Museum of Art, 2006, p. 71-72, repr. (col.) fig. 27A, p. 73. Desjardins, Tara, Mughal Glass: A History of Glassmaking in India Lustre Press, Roli Books, 2025, p. 184 repr. (col.).
Mughal period, second half of the 18th century
about 1350-1360
7th-8th century
1st-2nd century CE
Probably 1880-1900
1st-2nd century CE
1st century CE
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