Légende

Hookah mouthpiece; maker, Islamic art; Arabic; smoking accessory hookah/pipe; geometric ornament and pearling; early 20th century; likely Yemen or Arabia Petraea origin; length 18.1 cm; diameter 2.1 cm., A vertical metallic object with an elongated central shaft in a pale silver color and decorative end sections in a darker silver tone; the top end features a crown-like cluster of rounded beads and faceted diamond-shaped elements, surrounded by coiled wire and rows of small spherical beads, with textured raised bands and looped metal details; the lower end mirrors the top with similar patterned bands of coiled wire, clusters of small round beads, and diamond-shaped facets culminating in a rounded base with a ring of larger beads; the central shaft is smooth and reflective, showing subtle linear facets and a uniform pale silver finish against a light muted background in a very light grayish-lavender tone.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A22_112

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

22.7Mo (461.0Ko) / 11.2cm x 50.8cm / 1322 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Hookah mouthpiece maker Islamic art Arabic smoking accessory hookah pipe geometric ornament pearling early 20th century Yemen Arabia Petraea origin length 18.1 cm diameter 2.1 cm vertical metallic object elongated central shaft pale silver color decorative sections darker silver tone top features crown- cluster rounded beads faceted diamond-shaped elements surrounded coiled wire rows small spherical beads textured raised bands looped metal details lower mirrors patterned bands clusters small round beads diamond-shaped facets culminating rounded base ring larger beads central shaft smooth reflective showing subtle linear facets uniform pale silver finish light muted background light grayish-lavender tone.