File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art jly 1734.2.jpg

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Cup from a Water-pipe (Qalyan)  wikidata:Q107663551 reasonator:Q107663551
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Cup from a Water-pipe (Qalyan)
label QS:Len,"Cup from a Water-pipe (Qalyan)"
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Object type jewelry / hookah Edit this at Wikidata
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The cup is decorated with medallions of dancing girls, a favourite genre in the period of Fath 'Ali Shah. It is set on an enamelled porcelain base, gilt and decorated with floral cartouches.
Date 1825
Medium gold sheet, painted with opaque and transparent enamels, silver-gilt lining and gilt porcelain stem
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation Iran
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-cup-from-a-water-pipe-jly1734/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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Description Cup from a Water-pipe (Qalyan)
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections

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