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Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2011.)

Turquoise-Glazed Lusterware Water-Pipe Base (Ghalian) with Bird Motif

Date17th century

PeriodSafavid

MediumStonepaste, polychrome pigments, luster

DimensionsOverall: 8 1/16 x 6 3/8 in. (20.5 x 16.2cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Object number48.310

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Mihrab Gallery

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Bell Shaped Bidri Ware Hookah (Water Pipe) Base Inlaid with Landscape Scenes

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13th century

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2012.)

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Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2017.)

Cobalt-and -Turquoise Glazed Lusterware Bowl with Geometric Motifs

13th century

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2012.)

Turquoise and Cobalt Blue-Glazed Molded Lusterware Tiles with Quranic Inscription

c. 1310

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2005.)

Turquoise and Cobalt Blue-Glazed Molded Lusterware Tile with Shahnameh Inscription and Arabesques

c. 1270

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2012.)

Turquoise and Cobalt Blue-Glazed Molded Lusterware Cenotaph with Quranic Inscription

Dated AH Rabi II 713 (July 1313 CE)

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2005.)

Turquoise and Cobalt Blue-Glazed Molded Lusterware Tile with Shahnameh Inscription and Arabesques

c. 1270

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2020.)

Gilded and Enameled Water Pipe (Qalyan) with Figural Scenes

19th century

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2019.)

Eight-Pointed Lusterware Star Tile with Bird and Fish Motif

13th - 14th century

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2009.)

Shallow Lusterware Dish with Bird Motif

19th century

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2019.)

Eight-Pointed Lusterware Star Tile with Bird Motif

13th - 14th century

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