Caption

Hookah mouthpiece; maker, Islamic art; Arabic; smoking accessory pipe; geometric ornament with pearling; early 20th century; likely Yemen or Arabia Petraea origin; length 18.1 cm; diameter 2.1 cm., A narrow vertical metallic object with ornate decorative end caps, showing an elongated central shaft in a reflective silver tone and two highly detailed ends adorned with textured beadwork and raised geometric shapes; the end regions feature patterns of small rounded beads, twisted rope-like bands, and diamond-shaped raised elements arranged in vertical and circular groupings, with the very top ending in a split crown-like form and the bottom flaring into a rounded base studded with clustered beads; the background is a uniform pale grayish-lavender color.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_114

License type

Rights managed

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22.7Mb (468.8Kb) / 4.4in x 20.0in / 1322 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hookah mouthpiece maker Islamic art Arabic smoking accessory pipe geometric ornament pearling early 20th century Yemen Arabia Petraea origin length 18.1 cm diameter 2.1 cm narrow vertical metallic object ornate decorative caps showing elongated central shaft reflective silver tone two highly detailed ends adorned textured beadwork raised geometric shapes regions feature patterns small rounded beads twisted rope- bands diamond-shaped raised elements arranged vertical circular groupings top ending split crown- form bottom flaring rounded base studded clustered beads background uniform pale grayish-lavender color.